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.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Chanel No. 5, the revolutionary fragrance that is perhaps Coco Chanel’s most enduring confection—an ode to modernism in a bottle that laughs at the ...

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.

Confirming the news on Monday, May 23, Depp, 16, wrote via Instagram, "I'm so excited to announce that I am the face of the new Chanel Number 5 L'EAU! ️ @chanelofficial #newchanel5." ...

Marilyn Monroe famously wore “just a few drops of No. 5″ to bed. 100 years after Coco Chanel launched her perfume, it is as popular as ever.

Designer Coco Chanel’s Chanel No. 5 — a perfume that changed the fragrance world forever — turns 100 this year, giving fans a new reason to rejoice in the most iconic of women’s luxury scents.

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… ...

Chanel has launched many a chic fragrance over the years, but No. 5 was the very first perfume the French brand ever created; it debuted in 1921, and was an immediate success.

Set design by Camille Lichtenstern A 1927 colored lithograph by the French artist Georges Goursat, a.k.a. Sem, of Chanel’s No. 5 perfume bottle. Chanel Patrimoine Collection, Paris ...