Coco Chanel is mostly known for being a fashion and perfume icon, but she’s also given amazing, intelligent, feminist-centric advice over the years. Today we’ve gathered our favorite wise Chanel-isms that inspire us on a daily basis. We could all use a bit of a pick-me-up right now, and who better to give us a pep talk than this amazing feminist icon?
“I only drink Champagne on two occasions: when I am in love and when I am not.”
So basically, she drinks champagne all the time. But hey, there’s nothing wrong with that. Speaking of which, where’s my champagne?
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”
If you want to know the trick to being remembered by people, try being memorable. Don’t try to be like everyone else — be yourself! You are enough, and your little unique quirks should always be celebrated.
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”
Fashion is about everything in the world around us — nature, society, and even our own habits. Fashion is evolving constantly, and the fashion industry isn’t a vacuum. The fashion industry is determined by us and society, not the other way around.
“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
Things really are rather simple. To be elegant is to be simple, not too overdone. And elegance is achieved not by trying too hard, but by just being yourself.
“Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”
Well this is the the truth, ladies and gents — you can’t fail unless you simply stop trying. Because according to the rules of the universe you will be successful if you keep trying, even if it takes 10, 20, or 30 years.
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
Make your own rules, think your own thoughts. And say them out loud. Be your own best advocate.
“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.”
It’s all based on what you believe about yourself. If you believe you’re attractive, beauty will radiate from you. You are what you project!
“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.”
Give up on the things that don’t serve you. Period. Because the truth is if they don’t want to change, they never will. Let go of the things that are not meant for you.
Which Coco Chanel quote is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!
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