Her words:
A women who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.
Her doings:
In the 1920s, Chanel launched her first perfume, Chanel No. 5, which was the first perfume to feature a designer’s name. It was developed by Russian-French chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux. Chanel said later, “that is what I was waiting for. A perfume like nothing else. A woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman.”
Her words:
Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.
Her doings:
In 1925, she introduced the now legendary Chanel suit with collarless jacket and well-fitted skirt.
Her designs were revolutionary, she borrowed elements of men’s clothes and emphasized comfort , saying good-bye to corsets.
Her words:
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
Her doings:
Another 1920s revolutionary design was Chanel’s little black dress.
