A girl should be two things: who and what she wants

A girl should be two things: who and what she wants. — Coco Chanel⠀
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Coco Chanel is an icon by her own standards. She thrived in fashion and in business during a time when women weren’t expected to do so. ⠀
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According to Time, “Everything Chanel encountered among the very poor became material for the fashions she’d later design for the very rich. “She invented the genre pauvre, or poor look,” TIME wrote in 1957. “[She] put women into men’s jersey sweaters, created a simple dress based on a sailor tricot. She used a ditchdigger’s scarf, a mechanic’s blouse, a waitress’ white collar and cuffs, popularized slacks, backless shoes, cotton dresses.”⠀
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Of course, the very simplicity of her fashions was part of their charm, as TIME concluded in 1960, praising “their straightforward design and use of ordinary fabrics,” and noting, “They can be easily copied, cheaply mass-produced.”⠀
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Chanel herself said, per TIME, “Some people think luxury is the contrary of being poor. No, it is the contrary of vulgarity.”⠀
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Her childhood had instilled in Chanel resourcefulness and razor-sharp survival instincts, which were the keys to her success — but didn’t necessarily make her likeable.”⠀
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She rose above circumstances and became a legend – an inspiration to all women!⠀
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