Coco Chanel not only became one of the world’s strongest forces in fashion but also one of its most quoted citizens. In honour of her August 19 birthday, we take you down memory lane to show you some of famous declarations.

Here’s to Coco Chanel…the one who inspired many!

"A woman is closest to being naked when she is well-dressed."

"Nature gives you the face you have at 20. Life shapes the face you have at 30. But at 50 you get the face you deserve."

"A fashion that does not reach the streets is not a fashion."

"You live but once; you might as well be amusing."
 

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."

"How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone."

"My friends, there are no friends."

"I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little — if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny."

"Dress shabbily and they remember the dress;
dress impeccably and they remember the woman."

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."

"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."

"I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all."

Via: fashionologie.com

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