Chanel, famously said: “A woman should have ropes and ropes of pearls.”—believing that they should not be hidden away but worn and enjoyed.
Rumi on pearls: “How could you reach the pearl by only looking at the sea? If you seek the pearl, be a diver.”
1) “Accessories are what makes or marks a woman.” 2) “I want my jewelry to be like ribbons in a woman's hands. Supple and flexible.” 3) “If I chose diamonds, it is because they represent, with their density, the highest value for the smallest volume.”
A classic fashion staple of the French designer, Chanel was often seen wearing layers of short and long chain necklaces. She mostly wore pearl necklaces of varying lengths, but also tended to mix and match multiple chains with different precious and semi-precious gemstones.
Author, Emma Baxter-Wright, describes Chanel's feelings about pearls thusly: “The luminosity of pearls capture the light, she felt, and gave a flattering glow to the skin and eyes. Like much that she did to democratize fashion, jewelry was not to be saved for impressive occasions.”
Quality. Although some necklaces sold by Chanel contain cultured freshwater pearls, most of their costume jewellery is made of coated glass so the pearls are not the real thing. However, as far as faux jewellery is concerned, they are a high-quality product with a beautiful, shiny finish.
She was no fan of miniskirts.
Chanel had once called miniskirts “an exhibition of meat,” claiming she found the look to be indecent. She instead was a proponent of women wearing pants and was even arrested for wearing them by the Vichy Regime during World War II.
“Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.” In other words, wear your clothes, don't let your clothes wear you.
Before she passed away, Coco Chanel took a walk with one of her friends before retiring to her hotel room. "You see, this is how you die," Coco Chanel addressed her maid as her last line before closing her eyes forever. These were Coco Chanel's last words according to The Guardian.
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to offer something valuable or good to someone who does not know its value: I'm afraid you're casting pearls before swine with your good advice - he won't listen.
"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." "The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good on you." "Fashion changes, but style endures." "Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."
The number five was the most important of these numbers. The number five first appeared in Chanel mythology in the 1920's when in 1921 the sample number five was selected from the perfume options presented to Ernst Bo which went on to become the famous perfume Chanel №5.
More darkly, Chanel began pulling strings to claw back the rights to her perfumes from the Jewish Wertheimer brothers, who had fled to the US when the Germans invaded. She hoped to use the Nazi's "aryanisation" laws to take back control of the perfumes that she signed away to the Wertheimers in 1924.
She wanted to inspire women to be women, and to allow them to live comfortably and freely. Through the use of her fashion and accessories, she inspired and uplifted women. This spirit of the free woman still lives today in all of Chanel's vintage and current lines.
CHANEL is dedicated to ultimate luxury and to the highest level of craftsmanship. It is a brand whose core values remain historically grounded on exceptional creation. As such, CHANEL promotes culture, art, creativity and “savoir-faire” throughout the world, and invests significantly in people, R&D and innovation.
According to the late Chanel fashion director, Karl Lagerfeld, Coco Chanel made two mistakes in her lifetime: denim and mini skirts. She hated both and refused to have any in her collections.
“The Camellia, Gabrielle Chanel's favourite flower and a house emblem, worked its way to become an extraordinary raw material for Chanel skincare.
Designing Clothes to Suit Herself
Chanel did not define herself as a feminist. But neither did she allow the gender disparities of the day to hold her back. "I decided who I wanted to be, and that is who I am," she famously quipped.
The pearl tooth test involves taking a pearl and rubbing it along the biting edge of your teeth. If the pearl is natural, it should feel gritty. A fake pearl will feel slippery and smooth. Some fake pearls will not even massage because they have been created using glass or synthetic materials.
High-Quality Pearls are a Wearable investment
While you might think that gold and silver is an obvious choice when buying investment jewelry, pearls are an excellent alternative. In recent years auction houses such as Christie's have sold pearl jewelry far exceeding the value of other gemstones.