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Madamoiselle Coco Chanel was the designer who most of all marked the fashion of the twentieth century, interpreting the new female needs. Born on 19 August 1883 in Saumur in France to a poor family, around 1909 Coco Chanel began her career by making hats
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After the hats, Coco begins to create garments such as sweaters, skirts, her sheath dress and the revolutionary suit. The designer then dedicated herself to jewelry and, in 1921, to perfume: Chanel N ° 5 was created by Ernest Beaux, according to Coco’s indications with the aim of embodying the concept of timeless femininity
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As anticipated, one of the most famous phrases of the designer is: “Fashion passes, style remains”. Speaking of fashion Coco also said: “Fashion is made to go out of fashion” and “Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion is successful”
The New Look, TV series on the story of Christian Dior and Coco Chanel
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She has made fashion her life and, among her most beautiful phrases there are also: “Fashion reflects the times in which we live, even if, when times are trivial, we prefer to forget it”, “Before going out, look at the mirror and take something off “and” Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance ”
Fashion, Coco Chanel on display in Paris
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“Beauty is for women to be loved by men, stupidity for men to love”
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“Happiness is nothing but the scent of our soul”
Termoli Musica, concert on Coco Chanel
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“There is a time to work, and a time to love. Which leaves no more time available”
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“A man can wear whatever he wants. It will always remain a woman’s accessory.”
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“No man will make you feel as safe and secure as a cashmere coat and a pair of black glasses”
The testimonials of the most famous perfumes of recent years. PHOTO
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“Beauty is neither inside nor outside, it is in the air that surrounds you”
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“Good taste in dressing is something innate, like the sensitivity of the palate”
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“There are people who have money and people who are rich”
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“Some people think that luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It’s the opposite of vulgarity ”
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“A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life”
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“I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I’m in love and when I’m not”
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“How many worries you get rid of when you decide not to be something but someone”
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“I don’t regret anything in my life, except what I didn’t do”
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“A woman at 19 can be attractive, at 29 seductive but only at 39 can she be irresistible. And over 39 years no woman will ever prove that once in her life she was irresistible ”
Source-tg24.sky.it