Top 95 Chanel Quotes

I have always been attracted to clothes designed by women. Coco Chanel, Vionnet, Norma Kamali, Donna Karan. They have a little more – how do I put it? – understanding.

Shooting at Coco Chanel’s apartment was an unexpectedly absorbing experience. The essence of Chanel is firmly rooted there in all of her possessions, and I truly believe that her spirit and soul still inhabit the second floor.

When I was a baby, I wore my mom’s Chanel pumps – to be able to say that I work with Karl Lagerfeld is a dream come true.

I can’t stand having a messy purse, and it makes me anxious to watch other people dig through their messy purses (especially if it’s an expensive designer bag! Don’t treat your Chanel like a trash can).

Figure skating is a bit dated – it’s like that tweed jacket you pull out of the back of your closet from time to time, and I’m going to try to Chanel it up a little bit.

I like mixing high-end finds with less expensive items. I’ve been known to pair an outfit from Forever 21 with Chanel shoes.

I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out.

Chanel is a very important vendor for Neiman Marcus. My favorite thing is the way they finish off the hems on dresses and jackets.

I don’t give interviews on Chanel because it is not useful for the Chanel business.

I am totally, completely, 100% in love with fashion. I would wear Chanel gowns to the grocery store if I could. I’m a huge fan of Chanel and Versace, and I actually have always dreamed of designing my own line one day.

For me, Chanel just makes sense – like a story or a film. It’s part of my life.

I started very young to model in Paris when I was 18, I remember like starving myself to fit into the clothes and it was an amazing experience but you know I did shows for Valentino, Chanel, so it was really prestigious.

I love to think of some of the greats like Dior, or Chanel, lying in bed at night unable to sleep because the image of a dress came creeping into their minds and they couldn’t let it go, so on went the bedside light as they reached for their pen and paper to translate that vision into an image.

My favourite designers are Stella McCartney, Balenciaga, Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel and Givenchy, but I wish I had loads of money to spend on them.

Chanel is here forever. She changed fashion, she changed culture, and she changed how people dress.

I recently discovered that Karl Lagerfeld sketches every single design in the Chanel collections. This made me so happy. I know it seems obvious, that the head of a fashion house such as Chanel would do this, but it isn’t always the way.

My biggest role models are not chefs, but women like Coco Chanel, Simone de Beauvoir, Nina Simone.

David Bowie always told me how good I smelt. He said to me he had never smelt Chanel smell like that on anybody!

If I were a girl, I always like Chanel. It’s so stylish and timeless. So I like Karl Lagerfeld a lot.

When you come into a house like Saint Laurent, or Chanel, or Lanvin, and you go into a place that existed before you were born and will exist after you die, it takes some time to get in, to get to people, and to get the energy of the place.

I always remember smelling Chanel No. 5 at home – my mum used to literally pour it, and she rocked it.

The story of a proud Roman soldier who is sold into slavery and must fight his way back to freedom, ‘Gladiator’ suggests what would happen if someone made a movie of the imminent extreme-football league and shot it as if it were a Chanel commercial.

With ‘Atonement,’ I put a lot of pressure on myself, and then I made an advert for Chanel, which ‘broke the camel’s back’ emotionally.

When I go out, I just put on a little mascara – Chanel is my favourite – and fragrance. I actually apply fragrance right out of the shower – I spray and walk through it so it’s not too overpowering.

I always try to emulate those I admire. Pamela Harriman, Coco Chanel, Wallis Simpson, Jean Harlow, Diana Vreeland.

I’d always just look at Chanel and Kate Spade and think how incredible these brands were.

Chanel No. 5 is my perfume when I’m feeling like a lady. It’s old-school and warm – and it reminds me of my mom.

I always have Chanel lip salve with me, a sheet mask for the plane, and extra moisturizer. I like to use iS Clinical Moisturizer, luxe eye mask, and drink water.

I wear a Chanel backpack most of the time, and my Louis Vuitton Keepall duffel is my go-to carry-on.

Working with the brand has taught me to keep it classy but also shake things up. I love that about Chanel because I get to be pretty, but I also get to ride my skateboard in Chanel.

I search for items that have history, like vintage finds – I love fur kitten-heel house slippers from the 1950s – and pieces from fashion houses that have been around for a long time, like Chanel and Dior.

I love Yves Saint Laurent. I love Chanel. And Versace! Such beautiful gowns!

Everything is groomed in Palm Beach…the lawns, the streets, and the shops are all pristine, particularly those on world-famous Worth Avenue, one of the most fabulous shopping streets in the universe, with outposts of Gucci, Chanel, Valentino, and Louis Vuitton enticing residents and visitors.

I like Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. I have some great Balenciaga jackets and I’m shoe crazy.

So I would like my wedding day to be low-key. And maybe I would not wear a wedding dress but something chic and simple, like vintage Chanel.

I would like to work with brands I personally love, like Haider Ackermann, Chanel, or Off-White, to even newer brands like Rhude and A-Cold-Wall. It’s easier and more organic when you know and love the brand already.

I love vintage Chanel and Prada. When I was growing up, my mum had a Prada backpack, which she’s now given to me. I love it because it reminds me of when I was little.

You can instantly spot a Chanel woman, so I want to develop the Dior woman.

I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I’ve worn Prada – absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.

I don’t want to be known as the black model. I want to be recognized as Chanel Iman, a personality.

At this point, I have 10 pairs of cat earrings because fans bring them to me. The next song I write, I’m going to be like, ‘I love Chanel.’

For me to be able to experience Paris for the first time with Chanel was a dream come true. I loved the nostalgia of it all.

If I’m feeling down in the dumps, or like I need a pop of colour, I’ll put on MAC’s Lipstick in Lady Danger. I discovered red lipstick when I did the Oscar season: Chanel sent me one and I realised how classic and glamorous it can be.

When I wear Chanel, I feel like I’m not just wearing clothes: I’m wearing Chanel.

A Chanel bag will retain its value if you want to sell it to a vintage shop. I’ve got Chanel bags from the 1980s and they have that fashion heritage aspect.

I think the first outfit that really kick-started my relationship with Chanel means a lot to me: it was a black, sort of Studio 54-inspired jumpsuit with gold stars all over it, and I wore that, and that’s how my relationship with Chanel began, so, you know, it has sentimental value.

You can’t explain Chanel. It’s a verb.

I love Chanel. Chanel, Chanel, Chanel, Chanel!

Coco Chanel had that famous line about when you go out the house take off one accessory, so I kind of live by that rule.

I studied business in school, so I worked for Chanel in marketing. And I also worked part-time in an office. So I had office jobs. And then I realized I needed to get the hell out of there, just realizing there was no fulfillment.

I’ve been inspired by Coco Chanel. She broke all the rules of her time when she was designing. She pretty much revolutionized the way that women dressed at the time, and in doing that, she modernized the way they looked because they could move more freely in their clothes.

The Chanel woman? I don’t even need to see; I smell her from round the corner.

What if Picasso had gone to the Moon? Or Andy Warhol or Michael Jackson or John Lennon? What about Coco Chanel? These are all artists that I adore.

There’s a special feeling that you get from Chanel that you don’t get from any other show.

One of my favorite things from my mom is a chocolate brown three-piece Chanel outfit. I had it tailored because she taught me the importance of fit.

My mum used to work for the Chanel store in Paris, so for me, I’ve always been very familiar with the brand because of her. I remember when I was very, very, little, our flat had Chanel shoe boxes, makeup, and some jackets.

I like Stella McCartney, Chloe, Alexander McQueen, Aaron Featherstone, normal Chanel if I can ever afford it, I’d be wearing that all the time! I like to admire from afar.

I am who I am. Why should I hide because someone might say, ‘How can she really care when she wears Chanel?’ Actually, yes, I can care about justice even in Chanel heels.

Chanel has always been this big thing for me – there are baby pictures of me wearing my mom’s Chanel pumps.