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Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.

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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Purpose
Comes
Two
Succeeds
Love
Purposes
Comfort
Succeed
Fashion
Beauty

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