Coco Chanel

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Coco Chanel. Photographed by Cecil Beaton 1937

In 1918, when Coco Chanel presented her first collection of gowns, she heralded a new type of glamour
that became instantly classic. Her vision was modern, streamlined, and elegant.
Like Chanel, who broke every rule, classic glamour doesn't adhere to strictures.
Yet you know it the instant you see it.
And what might be trashy on someone else (marabou feathers, sequins, an asymmetric dress) is pure
perfection on those who, thanks to their confidence and inherent style, personify glamour.
For further instruction, take a tip from Chanel herself, and her immortal line:
" A girl should be two things- classy and fabulous,"
A perfect definition of classic glamour.

" Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit
the face you have at fifty."
Coco Chanel.


"I am not young, but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there.
Jaime la vie!
I feel that to live is a wonderful thing."
Coco Chanel
August 18, 1883 - January 10, 1971


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