Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance! — Coco Chanel Copy Share Image
No elegance is possible without perfume. It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory — Coco Chanel Copy Share Image
True elegance consists not in having a closet bursting with clothes, but rather in having a few well-chosen numbers in which one… — Coco Chanel Copy Share Image
Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of… — Coco Chanel Copy Share Image
Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the… — Coco Chanel Copy Share
I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then,… — Coco Chanel Copy Share
Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds. — Coco Chanel Copy Share
One should refrain from contempt for the baser specimens of humanity, for whom liberation amounts to shaving the heads of women who have slept… — Coco Chanel Copy Share
An elegant woman should be able to do her marketing without making housewives laugh. Those who laugh are always right. — Coco Chanel Copy Share
As a young girl, I was very proud at overcoming a reading handicap whilst other girls of my age read abundantly. — Coco Chanel Copy Share
I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature — Coco Chanel Copy Share
