Via vogue.com — From the Archives: Honoring the Life of Coco Chanel
“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.” Wise words from Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, the legendary designer who would have turned 129 years old on Sunday.
Photographed by Irving Penn, Vogue, September 1967
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