25 Inspiring Coco Chanel Quotes

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Discover 25 inspiring Coco Chanel quotes about life, style, women, and attitude that are too thought-provoking to be forgotten.

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Who is Coco Chanel?

Gabrielle Chanel was born in 1883 in France and took her name from the nurse who brought her to life. Her mother died when she was still young. And, her father, an insignificant street vendor, abandoned her along with his four other children. The little girl ended up in an orphanage. Later, she worked as a maid in exchange for her education.

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In her twenties, she worked as a tailor’s apprentice. At night she sang in dance clubs, where she acquired the nickname, Coco. She started a hat shop in 1909 and soon her simple hats became popular. The hats of this period used to be bulky, with feathers and ornaments. She also started creating relaxed clothes, ideal for everyday sports. She was also influenced by yachting, she made nautical jackets, swimwear, berets, nautical trousers, and blouses.

During World War I, most women were forced – in the absence of men – to do heavy work. It was when Chanel trousers became the norm. Even the aristocrats who had remained in Paris conformed to the new fashion. Her more tremendous success comes with the launch of Chanel No5 perfume. The number 5 was Coco Chanel’s lucky number. This perfume kept her reputation alive in the difficult times ahead to come. A few years later, she introduced the knitted cardigan and the “little black dress“, which became a women’s wardrobe staple.

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My favorite Coco Chanel Quotes

Coco Chanel quotes about life

“My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.”
“I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.”
“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ”
“As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!”
“The best things in life are free. The second best things are very, very expensive.”
“There are people who have money and people who are rich.”
“Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.”
“I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.”
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”

“My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.”
Coco Chanel

“I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.”
Coco Chanel

“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ”
Coco Chanel

“As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!”
Coco Chanel

“The best things in life are free. The second best things are very, very expensive.”
Coco Chanel

“There are people who have money and people who are rich.”
Coco Chanel

“Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.”
Coco Chanel

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Being yourself Coco Chanel quotes

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
“I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.”

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
Coco Chanel

“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”
Coco Chanel

“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
Coco Chanel

“I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.”
Coco Chanel

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Coco Chanel quotes about fashion and style

Coco Chanel had a way of capturing the essence of elegance and style in her words. Here are some of her quotes:

“Fashion changes, but style endures.”
“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
“A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.”
“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charmimg at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.”

“Fashion changes, but style endures.”
Coco Chanel

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
Coco Chanel

“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
Coco Chanel

“A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.”
Coco Chanel

“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charmimg at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.”
Coco Chanel

“A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.”
Coco Chanel

Beauty Coco Chanel quotes

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.”
“Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.”

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.”
Coco Chanel

“Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.”
Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel quotes about color

“The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.”
Coco Chanel

“When I find a color darker than black, I’ll wear it. But until then, I’m wearing black!”
Coco Chanel

“Women think of all colors except the absence of color. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.”
Coco Chanel