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Coquetry, it's a triumph of the spirit over the senses.

Coco Chanel

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Coco Chanel
Age: 87 †
Born: 1883
Born: August 19
Died: 1971
Died: January 10
Businessperson
Fashion Designer
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel
Gabrielle Chanel
Gabrielle Chasnel
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Coquetry
Triumph
Senses
Spirit

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Great loves too must be endured.
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A dress made right should allow one to walk, to dance, even to ride horseback.
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The poetry of fashion lies in the creation of illusion
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Passion goes, Boredom remains.
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If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.
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