A woman's education consists of two lessons: never leave the house without stocking, never go out without a hat.
Coco ChanelI wanted to give a woman comfortable clothes that would flow with her body. A woman is closest to being naked when she is well-dressed.
Coco ChanelThere is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman
Coco ChanelGod knows I wanted love... but the moment I had to choose between the man I loved and my dresses... I chose the dresses
Coco ChanelNo elegance is possible without perfume. It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory
Coco ChanelElegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.
Coco ChanelWhen I find a colour darker than black, I'll wear it. But until then, I'm wearing black!
Coco ChanelI wholeheartedly welcomed Charles de Gaulle eulogy of French valour, to which he attributed the liberation of Paris.
Coco ChanelTrue elegance consists not in having a closet bursting with clothes, but rather in having a few well-chosen numbers in which one feels totally at ease.
Coco ChanelFashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem, the most important problem, is to rejeuvenate women. To make women look young. Then their outlook changes. They feel more joyous.
Coco ChanelThose who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.
Coco ChanelThere are rich people, and there are those who have money. They are not the same people.
Coco ChanelFashion has become a joke. The designers have forgotten that there are women inside the dresses.
Coco ChanelI 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.
Coco ChanelIt is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.
Coco Chanel