Coco Chanel? Gabrielle Chanel? Pierre Reverdy? Apocryphal?
Dear Quote Investigator: The eyes of a lover gazing at you are beautiful. The fashion icon Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Chanel) said something germane:
The only beautiful eyes are those that look at us tenderly.
Would you please help me to find a citation for the original statement in French.
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) link
Les seuls beaux yeux sont ceux qui nous regardent tendrement.
Here is one possible translation into English:
The only beautiful eyes are those that look at us tenderly.
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