Coco Chanel

Fashion designer

Modern influential 82 sayings

Sayings by Coco Chanel

A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future.

Unknown — A dramatic and absolute statement about the importance of fragrance.
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Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.

Unknown — Redefining the concept of luxury, distinguishing it from mere wealth.
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I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all.

Unknown — A blunt and confident assertion of independence and self-focus.
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A woman does not become interesting until she is over 40.

Unknown — A controversial opinion on female appeal and maturity.
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You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.

Unknown — An empowering perspective on aging gracefully.
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A woman with good shoes is never ugly.

Unknown — Elevating the importance of footwear in a woman's overall appearance.
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We need dresses that crawl and dresses that fly. Fashion is at once a caterpillar and a butterfly; caterpillar by day, butterfly by night.

Unknown — A poetic and somewhat bizarre metaphor for the dual nature of fashion.
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The best things in life are free. The second-best things are very, very expensive.

Unknown — A cynical and witty observation on wealth and value.
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My life didn't please me, so I created my life.

Unknown — A powerful statement of self-determination and reinvention.
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Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve.

Unknown — A stark and judgmental philosophy on aging and personal responsibility for one's appearance.
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I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not.

Unknown — A witty and self-indulgent remark about her drinking habits.
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Elegance is refusal.

Unknown — A concise and abstract definition of elegance as an act of restraint.
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As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!

Unknown — A blunt and cynical observation on the nature of men.
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I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness.

Unknown — A strong and somewhat demanding view on personal presentation as a social obligation.
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It's probably not just by chance that I'm alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he's terribly strong. And if he's stronger than I, I'm the one who can't live with him.

Unknown — A revealing and complex insight into her relationships and fierce independence.
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I've been in business without being a businesswoman, I've loved without being a woman made only for love.

Unknown — Challenging traditional labels and defining her identity on her own terms.
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Where should one use perfume? Wherever one wants to be kissed.

Unknown — A playful and suggestive answer to a question about perfume application.
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The two men I've loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness.

Unknown — A self-aware and slightly manipulative perspective on her impact on men.
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I adore you, but you dress women like armchairs.

Mid-20th century — A direct and cutting criticism of Christian Dior's fashion designs.
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Look how ridiculous these women are, wearing clothes by a man who doesn't know women, never had one, and dreams of being one.

Mid-20th century — An extremely harsh and personal attack on Christian Dior's 'New Look' and his understanding of women…
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