60 Coco Chanel quotes on fashion, beauty, and life
I have gathered the best coco Chanel quotes on fashion, beauty, and self-love. She was strong, resilient and created an empire out of nothing. Here are some of her best quotes and principles to live by. They are perfect for Instagram captions as well. Which one is your favorite quote? Comment below!

My top 10 Chanel quotes on fashion, beauty and life
โYou were born an original, donโt become a copy !โ

โDress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.โ
โIn order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.โ
You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.โ


โElegance is refusal.โ Coco Chanel
โSome people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.โ
โI donโt understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little โ if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe thatโs the day she has a date with destiny. And itโs best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.โ -Coco Chanel
โHow many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.โ
โAdornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!โ
โI 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.โ
โA woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.โ

โNothing makes a woman look older than obvious expensiveness, ornateness, complicationโ
โThe best things in life are free. The second best things are very, very expensive.โ

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โA girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. โ -Coco Chanel

โA woman has the age she deserves.โ -Coco Chanel
โA woman who doesnโt wear perfume has no future.โ -Coco Chanel
โI donโt know why women want any of the things men have when one of of the things that women have is men.โ -Coco Chanel
โLook for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.โ -Coco Chanel
โA girl should be two things: who and what she wants.โ
โDress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.โ -Coco Chanel
โThere goes a woman who knows all the things that can be taught and none of the things that cannot be taught.โ -Coco Chanel
โFashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.โ -Coco Chanel
โInnovation! One cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classicsโ
โThe most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloudโ
โSuccess is most often achieved by those who donโt know that failure is inevitable.โ
My favorite Coco Chanel quote
โI donโt care what you think about me. I donโt think about you at all.โ

โFashion changes, but style endures.โ
โIn order to be irreplaceable one must always be differentโ
โSimplicity is the keynote of all true eleganceโ Coco chanel
โDress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the womanโ
โFashion fades, only style remains the sameโ.
โDon’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a doorโ

โA woman who doesnโt wear perfume has no future.โ
โFashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.โ
โLook for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.โ
โFashion changes-style remains.โ

chanel quotes on fashion
โIn order to be irreplaceable, one must always be differentโ
โSome people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.โ
โThe best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.โ
โLuxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury. โ
โI 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.โ
โHow many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.โ
โElegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.โ
โOne cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classics.โ
โFashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.โ
โDress like you are going to meet your worst enemy today.โ

โElegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future!โ
โIt is always better to be slightly underdressed.โ Coco Chanel

โMy life didnโt please me, so I created my life.โ
โWomen 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 a perfect harmony.โ
โYou can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.โ

โOnly those with no memory insist on their originality.โ
โFashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.โ
โFashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.โ
โA beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.โ
โElegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.โ
Which Coco Chanel quote do you relate to the most? Let me know in the comments.
14 comments
I just love CoCo Chanel. It is my signature perfume and she is just a genius.
chanel does make great perfume! I have chanel no5. Smells amazing
Oh my gosh are you kidding me! This is genius! All these Coco quotes are giving me life!!! Love this!
I knew some of the “obvious” ones, but I didn’t know she said THIS many amazing things! She’s so quotable!
I love her and I love these quotes! All are SO good!
Kileen
cute & little
thank you ๐
thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed the post ๐
Coco Chanel is such a freaking icon, I can’t even handle it sometimes. How much time did you spend looking up all these quotes? I knew there were a ton of good ones, but I never knew there were THIS many! I’m honestly not all that shocked though. Some of my favorite quotes of all time are on this list ๐
it took me a few hours but i definitely enjoyed learning more about her. ๐
Such a great list of quotes! I love how she handled aging and life in general. What an inspiration!
thanks for reading ๐
thank you. Glad you’re inspired
Such a wise woman!
i know right?
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