A Retrospective of Chanel N° 5

A timeless classic that still is a number one seller over eighty years after its launch in 1921. Created by Earnest Beaux, Chanel N° 5 was the first perfume ever created using so much Aldehydes, which gives the fragrance its sparkle. Legend has is that Beaux presented Chanel with ten fragrances to choose from. Chanel chose perfume number five, hence the name.

Top Notes
Ylang-Ylang, Neroli, Aldehydes
Middle Notes
Jasmine, Mayrose
Base Notes
Sandalwood, Vetiver

Now let’s take a look at the visual history of Chanel N° 5 with its glamorous advertising campaigns below. And for a more detailed experience go to http://inside.chanel.com

1921 – by Cartoonist Sem1937 – Coco Chanel 

1957 – Suzy Parker by Richard Avedon1966 – Ali MacGraw by Jérôme Ducrot  

1970 –  Commercial1971 – Jean Shrimpton, photographed by Helmut Newton1972 – Catherine Deneuve by Richard Avedon 

1973 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton1975 – Catherine Deneuve by Richard Avedon 

1977 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton


1978 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton



1979 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton

1979 – La Piscine by Ridley Scott

1982 – “L’invitation Au Rêve Le Jardin” by Ridley Scott

1985 – Carole Bouquet by by Ridley Scott

1990 – Carole Bouquet by by Ridley Scott1993 – Carole Bouquet by Patrick Demarchelier 

1993 – Carole Bouquet by Bettina Rheims1996 – Carole Bouquet by Patrick Demarchelier1997 – Carole Bouquet by Dominique Issermann 

1998 – Estella Warren by Luc Besson1999 – Estella Warren by Jean-Paul Goude2000 – Estella Warren by Jean-Paul Goude
2005 – Nicole Kidman by Baz Luhrmann

2009 – Audrey Tautou by Dominique Issermann
2012 – Brad Pitt by Steven KleinSource: The Glossy Newsstand