By Lindsay Talbot A 1927 colored lithograph by the French artist Georges Goursat, a.k.a. Sem, of Chanel’s No. 5 perfume ... Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel decided to create her first fragrance.

As the first fragrance launched by the fashion house, Chanel No.5 has gained iconic status the world over. Created by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel in 1921, it was designed to appeal to flapper ...

Allegedly, No. 5’s instantly recognizable flacon was inspired by a whiskey decanter Coco Chanel saw at her lover Captain Arthur Edward “Boy” Capel's home. But Monroe’s quote, combined with ...

Princess Beatrice was a guest of honour at last week's gala dinner at the Victoria & Albert Museum to celebrate its new Chanel exhibition. The princess will no doubt have been intrigued to see ...

Coco Chanel, she's the founder of Chanel. And, of course, the dresses from a long time ago were quite fascinating." "But the most fascinating item for me was a bottle of the Chanel No. 5 perfume.

Coco Chanel was so much more than a seamstress turned ... Created the legendary Chanel No. 5, proving fragrance could be modern and abstract. Built a global empire from humble beginnings.

Coco Chanel's imagination was boundless ... and later gave the world the little black dress and the classic perfume Chanel No 5. She was a master of self-invention, too. She refused to acknowledge ...

Even more rare: it smells the same now as the very first Chanel No 5 did back in 1921, when Ernest Beaux handed Coco Chanel that first bottle that was signed off bearing Coco’s lucky number of 5.

“Next time I run into any previous faces of Chanel No. 5, I will ask them ... little-known details of its preeminent founder, Coco Chanel, that inspired the actor ahead of the new campaign.

Sylvie Legastelois, Chanel’s head of packaging and design, describes the incredibly collectible bottle as “a feat of glassmaking”. Allegedly, No 5’s instantly recognisable flacon was inspired by a ...