Chanel No. 5 is turning 100 this year. From November 6 through November 12, Chanel is taking over the New York landmark for “Chanel No. 5 in the Stars.” The outdoor experience is open to everyone; it ...

“Iconic” is a word used liberally nowadays, but in the case of Chanel No. 5, it’s a rarely apt descriptor. The fragrance, first composed in 1921 by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel and Russian-French perfumer ...

When fashion designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel launched her No.5 perfume in the spring of 1921, the smooth, shimmering and entirely unsentimental composition was an abstract novelty. No.5′s buzz began ...

Jasmine, the key ingredient in Chanel’s most famous fragrance in the world, is in short supply due to disappearing flower crops The luxury brand has bought more jasmine fields in southern France to ...

Coco Chanel intended for No 5 to be ‘a woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman’; a century on, Collection No 5 introduced high jewellery pieces including a 55.55-carat diamond necklace Just over a ...

Chanel N°5 has been one of the most famous fragrances in the world for over a century, yet the powdery floral perfume manages to keep us on our toes. There have been many iterations of it over the ...

Today, Chanel is celebrating 100 years of the perfume Chanel No.5, with the launch of a very cool and quirky limited-edition collection – Factory No.5. Probably the most famous fragrance on the planet ...

At the heart of the collection is a necklace that features a magnificent 55.55-karat emerald diamond at its center. Four bottles of Chanel No. 5 perfume by Gabrielle Chanel from 1921 at the ...

For single women, Chanel No. 5 is the sweet smell of success. According to a survey of 3,000 women reported in London’s Daily Mail, Coco’s creation came out tops when it came to getting a date and ...

The 5th of May will mark one hundred years since the iconic French perfume Chanel N°5 went on sale. Promoted by celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve and Nicole Kidman, the fragrance ...

Legend has it that one bottle of Chanel perfume sells every 30 seconds globally, and that number gets a substantial boost over the festive period when hapless partners and well-intentioned boyfriends ...