Adornment is never anything except a reflection of the heart.

A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.

A dress made right should allow one to walk, to dance, even to ride horseback.

I set the fashion for a quater of a century. Why? Because i knew how to express my own time.

I trained myself. Long ago, `Boy' [Arthur] Capel introduced me to 'Bludgeon the Poor!' (Assommons les pauvres!) which, rejecting resignation, informed my moral outlook for life.

Chanel is above all a style. Fashion passes, style remains.

If you are sad, if you are heartbroken, make yourself up, dress up, add more lipstick and attack.