Life Lessons from Chanel….

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Happy Friday!

I hope everyone is well. I have started decorating for fall. I have my faux pumpkins on the porch and my velvet pumpkins on my table! I am not trying to rush the autumn season, but I am trying to rush the weather part. Geez, it’s still humid! I hate it. I am looking forward to those crisp mornings again. 

It’s Friday and I am feeling a little inspired by Chanel. I purchased this book from the gift shop when we were touring the mansions in Newport. 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

 

Here are a few quotes from the book…

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance”.

“A woman can be overdressed but never over elegant”. (Love this!)

“Fashion has two purposes: Comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds”. 

“Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory”. 

 

 

I always check my jewelry before I leave my home. I try to keep it to only three things. Earrings, a bracelet, and a necklace or scarf. Sometimes it’s only two pieces. 

 

“One shouldn’t spend all one’s time dressing. All one needs are two or three suits, as long as they and everything to go with them are perfect”. 

“I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without making herself up a little”. I think the key word to this quote is “a little”. Chanel isn’t saying that it has to be much. Just a little people!

 

 

I always share this photo of this vanity. I believe this is where it starts. 

 

“Once cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classics”.

I want to see classics!

 

“I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all”. This quote puts a smile on my face every time I read it. 

And the last one that I will share…

 

“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life”. Now that would be wonderful!

 

I hope you all found some inspiration and confidence in these quotes. This is a really cute and uplifting book. It’s funny how this woman had these thoughts so many years ago. It’s pretty amazing. 

Enjoy your weekend and don’t forget to watch my latest video on Youtube!