Remembering Coco Chanel (14 photos)

On January 10, 1971, the fashion icon, the creator of the little black dress and the legendary Chanel No. 5 fragrance, the magnificent Coco Chanel, died. She was known not only for her branded accessories and perfumes, but also for interesting phrases about life and fashion, the best of which are in our publication.

1. "In order to be irreplaceable, you must always be different."

2. “Fashion is not just a matter of clothing. Fashion is in the air, it is brought by the wind. Everyone anticipates it, breathes it. She is in the sky and on the road.

3. “Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve."

4. "Fashion passes, style remains."

5. “Where should perfume be applied?” a young woman once asked me. “Wherever you want a man to kiss you,” I said.

6. "Caring for beauty, you must start with the heart and soul, otherwise no cosmetics will help."

7. “Dress badly and your clothes will be remembered; dress impeccably and the woman will be remembered.”

8. “I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without putting herself in order - even out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe on this day you will meet your destiny. So it's better to be as perfect as possible to meet fate.

9. “There is no time for boredom and monotony. There is time to work. And there is a time for love."

10. "Dressing Scheherazade is easy, picking up a little black dress is difficult."

11. "Elegance is not the prerogative of youth, it is the prerogative of those who hold their future in their hands."

12. "If a man speaks badly of all women, it usually means that he was burned by one of them."

13. “Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. This is not true. It's the opposite of vulgarity."

14. “Fashion has become a joke. The designers forgot that there are women inside the dress. Most women dress for men and want to be admired. But they also need to be able to move, get into a car without tearing their dresses! Clothing should be in a natural form.