Quotes from Coco Chanel
Disregarding the fact that I am old enough to be [Walter] Schellenberg's mother, I would feel nauseated to be coupled with a man whose ideology has debased our hearts.
— Coco Chanel
I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature
— Coco Chanel
Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.
— Coco Chanel
A woman is only as good as the peace and light she radiates.
— Coco Chanel
Innovation! One cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classics.
— Coco Chanel
To achieve great things, we must first dream.
— Coco Chanel
A woman needs independence, not equality. In most cases, equality is a step down.
— Coco Chanel
If you are sad, if you are heartbroken, make yourself up, dress up, add more lipstick and attack.
— Coco Chanel
I am no longer what I was. I will remain what I have become.
— Coco Chanel
I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.
— Coco Chanel
The best things in life are free. The second best things are very, very expensive.
— Coco Chanel
Fashion is made to become unfashionable.
— Coco Chanel