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Happy Birthday Coco

August 19th 2016

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A Hidden Art, Photograhed by Anthony Arquier, MOJEH Issue 37“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.” Coco Chanel
Winter's Palace, Photographed by Amber Gray, MOJEH Issue 23“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” Coco Chanel
The Craft, Photographed by Marco Cella, MOJEH Issue 31“Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!” Coco Chanel
Gilded Gardenia, Photographed by Anthony Arquier, MOJEH Issue 25“Women think of all colours except the absence of colour. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.” Coco Chanel
The Beauty of Style, Photographed by Julio Gamboa, MOJEH Issue 28“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.” Coco Chane

Her influential role in fashion history has cemented Coco Chanel as a timeless style icon. She’s brought us a myriad of wardrobe classics including the little black dress, tweed jacket and quilted bag, all of which regularly feature in Chanel’s modern collections. To commemorate the designer’s birthday and celebrate her life’s work, MOJEH looks back at our most memorable photoshoots with the designer’s namesake label and remember some of her best quotes.

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