Luxury is not the opposite of poverty; it is the opposite of vulgarity.
Le luxe, ce n'est pas le contraire de la pauvrete mais celui de la vulgarite.
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Coco Chanel
Born in 1883 in a French poorhouse, Coco Chanel freed women from corsets, popularized jersey and the little black dress, and with No. 5 created the luxury-brand template. The sole designer on Time's 100 most influential.
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