I recently came across this famous quote from Coco Chanel:

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”

She knew a thing or two about being classy, right?

But so do you! You work hard to look and feel elegant or handsome.

You also understand that real class involves more than just looks — it’s about the way you feel as well.

Alas, it’s not always easy to find the right words to express such things.

That’s why I’ve compiled a long list of 140 classy Instagram captions (which work equally well on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and other platforms too).

Are you looking for some classy captions for Instagram posts and stories? Would you like some “being classy” quotes to add to your status updates?

Keep reading below for the perfect words to add to your “feeling classy” status.

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Short & Sweet Classy Captions

1. A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.

2. 50% classy and 50% sassy.

3. Sometimes you have to create your own sunshine.

4. Curvy hips, red lips, and a dangerous pair of eyes.

5. I’m a hot dude with a cool attitude.

6. Catch flights, not feelings.

7. I decide the vibe.

8. Be more of you and less of them.

9. Swag is for boys. Class is for men.

10. Many have an idea of me, but few get the picture.

11. You don’t need a king to be a queen.

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“Be the warrior in a room of worriers.”

13. Some people were born to shine.

14. Inner beauty needs no filter.

15. Girls have an attitude, but ladies have class.

16. Make peace with your broken pieces.

17. There’s a time to keep silent and a time to speak.

18. Own less, live more.

19. Be your own reason to smile.

20. May your coffee be hot and your eyeliner even.

21. Keep calm and stay classy.

22. A real man protects, provides, and perseveres.

23. There is no beauty without originality.

Sassy & Classy Quotes & Captions

24. Be the stiletto heels in a room full of flats.

25. Equal parts swagger and smarts.

26. I’m on a 24-hour champagne diet.

27. Cinderella never asked for a prince.

28. Always be the flamingo in a flock of pigeons.

29. Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s an Instagram filter.

30. No pen, no paper, but I still draw attention.

31. Don’t try to blend in when you were born to stand out.

32. Inner beauty needs no makeup.

33. Too glam to give a damn.

34.

“Tequila may not be the answer, but it’s worth a shot.”

35. I like the word ‘indolence’ because it makes my laziness seem classy.

36. Always be classy, sassy, and a bit smart-assy!

37. You don’t have to be flawless to be amazing.

38. Braless is flawless.

39. I’m building my castle with all the bricks they’re throwing at me.

40. Confidence level: Selfie with no filter and no makeup.

41. Part classy, part hood, 100% authentic.

42. Let whoever, think whatever.

43. Smiling is the most dangerous weapon of all girls.

44. Boys have swagger, men have style, but true gentlemen have class.

Memorable Classy Instagram Captions

45. The best of me is still to come.

46. They told me I couldn’t. That’s why I did.

47. A positive attitude turns “I can’t” and “I won’t” into “I have” and “I will!”

48. The moment your ex sees you smiling, that’s when they want you back.

49. Clothes, hair, music, film….none of these things a classy person make.

50. Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.

51. Elegance is when your inside is as beautiful as your outside.

52. Classy is when you have something to say but choose to remain silent.

53. May your day be as great as a perfect selfie on your first try.

54. Being happy will never go out of style.

55.

“The world needs less perfection and more authenticity.”

56. Be too much of a lady to put up with anything less than a gentleman.

57. Start changing your thoughts and you’ll end up changing your life.

58. Aside from gravity, nothing else can keep me down.

59. A classy woman never loses her dignity.

60. Be yourself — there’s no one better.

61. When you can’t find the sunshine, become the sunshine.

62. In a world full of trendsetters, I want to remain a classic.

63. Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class.

64. Being classy is a culmination of being yourself, being positive, and doing good in all the places you can.

65. Never sacrifice your class to get even with someone who has none.

Classy Status Updates

66. Classy is when a woman has everything to flaunt but chooses not to show it.

67. The #1 rule of a lady is: Always stay classy.

68. Who are you when no one is watching?

69. I’m worth a lot more than second thoughts and “maybes.”

70. I might not be the best, but I’m definitely not like the rest.

71. Life is a party. Dress like it.

72. Be with someone who’s proud to have you beside them.

73. Coffee in one hand, confidence in the other.

74.

“Eat diamonds for breakfast and you’ll shine all day long.”

75. Life is too short for bad vibes.

76. Status: Not looking for my better half because I’m already whole.

77. I’m as beautiful on the inside as I am on the outside.

78. Always be classy, never be trashy.

79. Being classy isn’t a choice. It’s a lifestyle.

80. Classy is the original black.

81. Dress to impress yourself, not anyone else.

82. Create your own magic.

83. Be the star of your own fairy tale.

Famous Classy Quotes

84. “The difference between style and fashion is quality.” — Giorgio Armani

85. “A woman is like a teabag — you never knew how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

86. “A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.” — Henry Fielding

87. “We are all a mess, but it’s how we keep it together that makes us beautiful.” — J. Iron Word

88. “Always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect – they are much more interesting.” — Marc Jacobs

89. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci

90. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’” — Audrey Hepburn

91. “I do good but I am not an angel. I do sin, but I am not a devil.” — Marilyn Monroe

92. “Know yourself, know your worth.” — Drake

93. “Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?” — Yves Saint Laurent

94. “We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.” — Keith Richards

95. “Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

96. “Don’t be like the rest of them, darling.” — Coco Chanel

97. “Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.” — Winston Churchill

98 “It’s okay to be sassy, but I’ll never be trashy. It’s okay to be nasty, but you got to keep it classy now.” ― Joss Stone

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“The way you dress is how you greet the sun and other stars.”

100. “You only live once. But if you get it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

101. “Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness.” — Al Capone

102. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain

103. “I don’t consider myself a goody-goody, but I like to be perceived as classy.” — Kristen Johnston

104. “Never let anyone treat you like you’re ordinary.” — Oscar Wilde

105. “Classy is what happens when you are able to be thankful, able to give and be a true friend to anybody regardless of their background and where they come from.” — C. JoyBell C.

106. “Though she be but little, she is fierce!” — William Shakespeare

107. “I am not a woman whose self-worth comes from her dress size.” — Kristen Bell

108. “Keep your heels, head, and standards high.” — Coco Chanel

109. “Swanky means classy and funky.” — Jidenna

110. “In character, in manner, in style, in all the things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

111. “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” — Marilyn Monroe

112. “Every woman is after a kind of classy image.” — Evangeline Lilly

113. “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” — Gore Vidal

114. “Every day is an occasion to reinvent yourself.” — Ralph Lauren

115. “Be classy, not flashy.” ― Kailin Gow

(Even More!) Being Classy Quotes

116. “True class can never receive the highest grade, for its grade is endless.” ― Denise Newsome

117. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” — Albert Einstein

118. “True sensuality is classy, not trashy.” ― Lebo Grand

119. “Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are.” — Gianni Versace

120. “Dress like you are already famous.” — Audrey Hepburn

121. “You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a lady.” — Lady Randolph Churchill

122. “Grow through what you go through.” — Fred Famble

123. “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” — Maya Angelou

124. “Your clothes should be tight enough to show you’re a woman but loose enough to show you’re a lady.” — Marilyn Monroe

125. “Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.” ― Vin Diesel

126. “The connoisseur does not drink wine but tastes of its secrets.” — Salvador Dali

127. “Dressing well is a form of good manners.” — Tom Ford

128.

“I don’t go along the crowd because I was born to stand out.”

129. “Create your own visual style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” — Orson Welles

130. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” — Coco Chanel

131. “Braininess is not attractive unless combined with some signs of elegance and class.” — Alice Munro

132. “One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.” — Karl Lagerfeld

133. “A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.” — Usain Bolt

134. “The most sublime courage I have ever witnessed has been among that class too poor to know they possessed it, and too humble for the world to discover it.” — George Bernard Shaw

135. “Clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear.” — Marc Jacobs

136. “The only real elegance is in the mind; If you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” — Diana Vreeland

137. “I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn’t be embarrassed to see.” — Jessie Ware

138. “Class is a mysterious essence that comes in many forms, from confidence without brashness, from courtesy, from kindness.” — Selene Kinder

139. “I have become convinced that everything that is classy doesn’t go away.” — Adam West

140. “Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.” — Fred Astaire

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The Best Classy Captions for Instagram

Being classy doesn’t happen by accident.

It takes a lot of hard work — inside and out!

Share your classy status with the world by posting a classy caption for Instagram or one of these “being classy” quotes.

Make it funny, make it sassy, make it sweet, but most of all, make it memorable.

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