Coco Chanel? Gabrielle Chanel? Apocryphal?
Fashion is always a reflection of the time, but it is forgotten if it is foolish.
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Quote Investigator: In September 1938 “Vogue” magazine of Paris published a two page spread of “Maximes et Sentences” (“Maxims and Sentences”) by Gabrielle Chanel. The following statement appeared among the 31 items. Boldface added to excerpts buy QI:[1] 1938 Septembre (September), Vogue, Maximes et Sentences (Maxims and Sentences) by Gabrielle Chanel, Quote Page 56, Condé Nast, Paris, France. (BNF Gallica Bibliothèque nationale de France)
La mode est toujours un reflet de l’époque, mais on l’oublie si elle est bête.
Here is one possible translation:
Fashion is always a reflection of the times, but we forget it if it is stupid.
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↑1 | 1938 Septembre (September), Vogue, Maximes et Sentences (Maxims and Sentences) by Gabrielle Chanel, Quote Page 56, Condé Nast, Paris, France. (BNF Gallica Bibliothèque nationale de France) |
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