"If a woman is poorly dressed, you notice her dress. If a woman is impeccably dressed, you notice the woman."
Coco Chanel
Fashion Designer
Coco Chanel was a pioneering French fashion designer known for revolutionizing women's fashion with her modernist approach and the iconic Chanel No. 5 perfume.
- Born
- September 19, 1883
- Died
- January 10, 1971
- Quotes
- 235
- Rank
- #288
Quote collection
Coco Chanel quotes (page 10 of 12)
235 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends"
"In order to be different one must be irreplaceble."
"Costume jewelry is not made to give women an aura of wealth, but to make them beautifu"
"I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men."
"Youth is something very new: twenty years ago no one mentioned it."
"Nothings makes a woman look older that a rich costume."
"It is best to be as pretty as possible for destiny."
"The hat is not for the street: it will never be democratized. But there are certain houses that one cannot enter without a hat. And one must always wear a hat when lunching with people whom one does not know well. One appears to one's best advantage."
"If I say that I love you but I do want personal time, or if I don't want to do PDA, it's not that I have something against you."
"One should refrain from contempt for the baser specimens of humanity, for whom liberation amounts to shaving the heads of women who have slept with Germans."
"An elegant woman should be able to do her marketing without making housewives laugh. Those who laugh are always right."
"Nothing is ugly as long as it is alive."
"I'm so sick of immaturity, of name-calling, of labels, of gossip, of high school. It doesn't make sense anymore, and I find myself being nice to people that I want to strangle."
"A well dressed man is a best accessory a woman can have"
"Before me no one would have dared dress in black"
"I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals."
""Where should I apply Perfume?" a young lady asked. "Where you want to be kissed.""
"Why am I so determined to put the shoulder where it belongs? Women have very round shoulders that push forward slightly; this touches me and I say: 'One must not hide that!' Then someone tells you: 'The shoulder is on the back'. I have never seen women with shoulders on their backs."
"When I can no longer create anything, I'll be done for."