4. She gave us a lifetime of style lessons
Coco Chanel is one of the most quoted women in history, along with fashion icon Audrey Hepburn. Therefore she gave us a lifetime of free style lessons about elegance, beauty and fashion. We’re gonna take the time to re-read some of her most famous and viral quotes.
„Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
„A woman can be overdressed but never over elegant.”
She basically came up with the whole less is more concept teaching us the importance of simplicity and elegance.
This concept has made a strong come-back over the last couple of years.
Current fashion designers, fashion bloggers and trendsetters put a lot of value on simplicity and iconic items.
„Women think of all colors except the absence of colors. I have said that black has it all.”
In a fashion timeline where designers bring out only the feminine side of women through tight corsets and a vast color palette for their dresses, Chanel brings attention to the lack of color.
The color black embraces the woman’s attitude and personality without being stealing her thunder through extravagant color. It’s all about elegance.
„Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
Other words for the commonly known expression „wear the dress don’t let the dress wear you”. We’re taught about attitude and how much impact does a person’s character and personal mark have on fashion designs.
„Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.”
This one is our personal favorite. It makes people understand the true meaning of luxury not by finding a synonym, by showing the opposite direction.
