Gabrielle Bonheur 'Coco' Chanel

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Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Fashion Designer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Karl_Lagerfeld
gptkb:Gabrielle_Bonheur_Chanel_Foundation
gptkbp:born August 19, 1883
gptkbp:died January 10, 1971
gptkbp:famousQuote “Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
“Fashion fades, only style remains the same.”
“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
“I am my own muse.”
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”
“I only drink champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not.”
“There are people who have money and people who are rich.”
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”
“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
“I am a woman who is not afraid to be herself.”
“You live but once; you might as well be amusing.”
“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.”
“A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.”
“The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive.”
“I am not a woman. I am a force of nature.”
“I don't do fashion. I am fashion.”
“A woman should be two things: who and what she wants.”
“I don't believe in fashion. I believe in style.”
“I have never been a woman who is afraid to be herself.”
“A fashion that does not reach the streets is not a fashion.”
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.”
“The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.”
“Fashion_is_a_form_of_ugliness_so_intolerable_that_we_have_to_alter_it_every_six_months.”
“Fashion_is_like_a_language._Some_know_it,_some_learn_it,_some_never_will.”
“Success_is_often_achieved_by_those_who_don’t_know_that_failure_is_inevitable.”
“Fashion_is_architecture:_it_is_a_matter_of_proportions.”
“Elegance_is_when_the_inside_is_as_beautiful_as_the_outside.”
“Fashion_is_not_something_that_exists_in_dresses_only.”
“Fashion_is_about_dreaming_and_making_other_people_dream.”
“Fashion_is_what_you’re_offered_four_times_a_year_by_designers._And_style_is_what_you_choose.”
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Chanel_S.A.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gabrielle Bonheur 'Coco' Chanel
gptkbp:influenced Modern Fashion
Feminine Fashion
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Chanel_No._5
gptkb:Chanel_Suit
Little Black Dress
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Neiman_Marcus_Fashion_Award
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:style Elegant
Timeless
Chic