First Chanel No 5 Original Bottle

Never mind the contents the bottle became a lesson in modernity and by 1959 had joined the permanent.

First chanel no 5 original bottle. It has an ever so slight purple hint to the glass. I would love to know as this is the hold grail of chanel bottles. In a strange twist chanel enlisted actor brad pitt to be the first male to advertise chanel no. It was the first of its kind ground breaking for beaux s innovative use of aldehydes or synthetic components which add layers of complexity making n 5 shockingly modern in an era of single note scents.

5 was accelerated by the celebrity of marilyn monroe. My great aunt was attending finishing school from 1918 to 1922 in paris. Monroe s unsolicited endorsement of the fragrance provided invaluable publicity and helped to cement it s place as one of the premier brands. Can anyone give me some advice.

When gabrielle chanel created n 5 parfum with perfumer ernest beaux in 1921 she launched a revolution in a bottle. But first there was a guerrilla marketing launch when to celebrate the invention of the scent coco chanel made up a party at a fashionable restaurant in cannes. Unsubscribe from the unplanned life. The perfume chanel no.

Black sans serif text emblazoned on a white label stamped with a matriculation number. The scent formula for the fragrance was compounded by french russian chemist and perfumer ernest beaux the design of its bottle has been an important part of the product s allure. This is the famous no 5 bottle that was designed by mademoiselle gabrielle coco chanel. It appears i may have an original boutique only bottle.

Pure austere and as minimal as a laboratory vial. I have inherited a collection of bottles from her collection. 5 was born in 1920 and was originally created as a limited edition of only 100 bottles to give as holiday gifts for customers of the chanel boutique. 5 was the first perfume launched by french couturier gabrielle coco chanel in 1921.

In the 1950s the glamour of chanel no. Opening my very first bottle of chanel no 5 the unplanned life. In 1937 coco changed the face of fragrance advertising by using her own choosing to be photographed as its wearer for harper s bazaar at the ritz for its inaugural campaign.