Gabrielle "Coco" Bonheur Chanel

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky… ”                                      

                                                  Coco Chanel

Coco Avant Chanel was one of the most stylish women of her time, a legendary style icon.

Fashion designer. Born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. With her trademark suits and little black dresses, Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today. She herself became a much revered style icon known for her simple yet sophisticated outfits paired with great accessories, such as several strands of pearls. As Chanel once said,“luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.” 

French couturière Coco Chanel pinning a sleeve in 1962.

A singer, seemstress, social rebel and fashion icon.  She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century. Her vision and style – inspired by fashion and fueled by passion, she paved a way for modern women to look, dress and live their lives.


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"The opposite of luxury is not poverty because in the houses of the poor you can smell a good pot au feu. The opposite is not simplicity for there is beauty in the corn-stall and barn, often great simplicity in luxury, but there is nothing in vulgarity, its complete opposite."

So Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883—1971) told photographer Cecil Beaton in 1966. 

by Mirella Afonso