Coco Chanel

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971

Chanel was born in Saumur, France. She was the second daughter of Albert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle, a market stallholder and laundrywoman respectively at the time of her birth. Her birth was declared by employees of the hospital in which she was born. They, being illiterate, could not provide or confirm the correct spelling of the surname and it was recorded by the mayor François Poitou as "Chasnel".This misspelling made the tracing of her roots almost impossible for biographers when Chanel later rose to prominence

Gabrielle Dorziat modelling a Chanel hat, May 1912. Published in Les Modes.

Chanel No. 5 (CHANEL N ° 5) is a perfume launched by the fashion designer Coco Chanel. Rated perfume has been for decades the world'sbest-selling perfume.
"Chanel No. 5" is the world's first fragrance released under the name offashion. Digit 5 was chosen because it symbolizes the sign of Leo, the sign Hastrolgi of Coco Chanel. Another version digit 5 is selected as one of her lovers of Chanel Dimitri Fblovic who was the nephew of Tsarshowed her the perfume of the pharmacist the Russian Tsars. ChanelPerfume pharmacist asked to concoct six sky and she will choose the best perfume. The pharmacist had obliged and Spice six perfumes,perfume Chanel chose the fifth.
At first, only Chanel perfume perfumed but on 5 May 1921, divided theperfume handful of companies, customers shop and Thai measurementand evening clothes were sprayed with perfume. More culminated in the publication of perfume was Marilyn Monroe when she used to say thatwhen she goes to bed she "wears" Chanel No. 5 - "I wear Chanel number5". Some say she is the one that brought the publication of perfume andmade ​​him a hit dizzying. Over the years the prestigious perfume bottle hasthe familiar square icon and a symbol identifying the French fashion houseChanel.