No one had a better sense of luxury than Coco Chanel, She really had the spirit of the 20th Century.

I think your imagination is your reality

All my life I’ve pursued the perfect red. I can never get painters to mix it for me. It’s exactly as if I’d said, ‘I want rococo with a spot of Gothic in it and a bit of Buddhist temple’—they have no idea what I’m talking about. About the best red is to copy the color of a child’s cap in any Renaissance portrait.

No one knows how hard one works.

Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.

Of course I was always mad about the ballet russe, mad about it!

We all need a splash of bad taste. No taste is what I am against.