![]() ![]() From the United States to Japan, the fragrance’s fame spreads. KEEP READING ABOUT VINTAGE ICONS: Lady Dior: Discover the Story Behind This Vintage Iconįor the first time, at the Liberation of Paris, American GI’s flock to the Chanel boutique on the rue Cambon, lining up to bring bottles of N★ to wives and fiancées waiting at home. Andy Warhol depicts it in a series of silkscreens. In 1959, it is honoured by the MOMA of New York. ![]() The original bottle adapts imperceptibly to its time. By some accounts, its stopper, cut like a diamond, is inspired by the geometry of the place Vendôme. Pure, austere, as bare as a phial, the minimal lines of the N★ bottle distinguishes it from the mannered bottles of the 1920s. According to some, she also chooses the number 5 because of its magical luck-giving qualities.įor the first time, a perfume is presented in a simple laboratory flacon. It receives its name because Mademoiselle Chanel prefers the fifth sample Ernest Beaux presents to her. Aldehydes add layers of complexity, making N★ ever more mysterious and impossible to decipher.įor the first time, N★, a code, an identification number, makes the sentimental names for the perfumes of the day seem instantly out of date. An abstract, mysterious perfume radiating an extravagance floral richness.įor the first time, N★ transforms the alchemy of scent through Ernest Beaux’s innovative use of aldehydes, synthetic components which exalt perfumes, like lemon which accentuates the taste of strawberry. May rose, Haitian vetiver, ylang-ylang, sandalwood, orange blossom, the essence of Neroli, Brazilian Tonka beans… He composes a bouquet of over 80 scents for her. The couturier encourages him to be ever more audacious, demanding still more jasmine, the most precious of essences. In search of inspiration, Ernest Beaux ventures as far as the Arctic circle, finding his muse in the exhilarating air issuing from the northern lakes under the midnight sun. Coco Chanel calls upon Ernest Beaux, perfumer to the Czars. A woman, she says, should wear perfume wherever she would like to be kissed.įor the first time, N★ defies the conventions of perfume, which glorify single flower fragrances. Her scent should be as important as her style of dress. IF YOU LOVE VINTAGE FRAGRANCES, YOU’LL LOVE TO READ ABOUT Shalimar de Guerlainįor the first time, a couturier revolutionises the insular world of perfume by creating in 1921 her own fragrance, the first of its kind. Coco Chanel seeks, in her own words, a woman’s perfume with a woman’s scent. With its rich golden hue, art deco–inspired bottle and timeless, musky scent, Chanel N✥ is the world’s bestselling perfume and undoubtedly one the most coveted luxury fragrances of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Discover now the story behind this vintage icon as told by Chanel. ![]()
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