‘Elegance is Refusal’ — Coco Chanel Quote Tee | RQuéV Typographic Statement Tee — Classic Tee

“Elegance is refusal.” The phrase gets pinned on Chanel everywhere, though the trail actually runs through Diana Vreeland, who put it in her 1980 book Allure while admitting she had no memory of where she first heard it. The author is lost, the idea unmistakable: elegance as everything you leave off. To refuse well, to take off the one thing too many before you walk out, is its own quiet form of taste.

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (White, Crisp finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles — smooth, tight-knit, holds crisp type. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (Black, Color finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).