Coco Chanel intended for N°5 to be ‘a woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman’; a century on, Collection N°5 introduced high jewellery pieces including a 55.55-carat diamond necklace.

When she finished, she looked up. “Number five,” she said decisively. Launched on May 5, 1921, Chanel No. 5 would go on to become the most celebrated perfume in history.

Ask any sample of the population to name a perfume, there’s one that will come to mind. Chanel No. 5. Unless you happen to be in a room of teenage boys, in which case they’ll probably say ...

"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future," Coco Chanel once said. To this day, Chanel's first fragrance Chanel Number 5 remains to be one of the most iconic fragrances of all time.

Coco Chanel revolutionised the way women smell with her fragrance Chanel No 5 - worn by Marilyn Monroe, the perfume was created 90 years ago this month.

The Collection N°5 fine jewellery line marks the 100th anniversary of the French maison’s most famous fragrance, featuring designs that reference Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s lucky number 5.

2. The number "five" has significance. It’s been said that Chanel picked the fifth sample Beaux presented her with, leading the fragrance to be called N°5.

The Gabrielle Chanel eau de parfum, described as an “abstract floral,” is scheduled to premiere in Chanel’s boutique network and on its web site in June before a broader rollout, eventually ...

The Chanel boutique, at 31 Rue Cambon in the heart of Paris, is a glittering shrine to fashion and fragrance. And that fragrance, of course, is Chanel No. 5, the world's most famous perfume.

Chanel Number 5 08/08/2016 Every thirty seconds a bottle of Chanel Number 5 is sold. This makes it the most successful and most famous perfume in the world, even though it was first produced ...