This is a great shame, but of course there have to be some things in life that not everybody can have, and great perfume is one of them.

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

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.

The two greatest mannequins of the century were Gertrude Stein and Edith Sitwell - unquestionably. You just couldn't take a bad picture of those two old girls

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

The hottest thing in the world is to wear pants with stockings.

This is a great shame, but of course there have to be some things in life that not everybody can have, and great perfume is one of them.