Two
VERY RARE Chanel No. 5 fragrance ads have been posted in the
Ad Campaigns Album: Chanel Album:
http://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=49856
Chanel No. 5 was the first fragrance of
Gabrielle Coco Chanel. It was created by perfumer
Ernest Beaux in
1921 and has been sold ever since. Here is one of the earliest ads:
This
1937 ad was the first
Chanel ad featuring
Coco Chanel. It was photographed in her apartment at the
Ritz in
Paris by
Francois Kollar. I have also posted this ad in the
Some Top 60s Designers Album: Coco Chanel:
http://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=33406
Chanel has a wonderful web site that includes a video about the history of
Chanel No. 5 entitled
The No. 5 Story:
http://www.chaneln5.com/en-us?x=-4&y=-4&width=1032&height=756#/world/the-story
Susan Camp
Senior Editor & Archivist
RARE Chanel No. 5 Ads 1937 Coco Chanel