Chanel is called of Coco Chanel 1914 created Modeimperium. Today the enterprise belongs to the largest companies in the mode and Kosmetikbranche. Beside struck Couture produces Chanel also clocks, decoration, eyeglasses, Modeaccessoires, perfumes and Kosmetik.

History

1910 opened the Hutmacherin Gabrielle Chanel, which admits later than Coco Chanel became, in the Rue Cambon into of Paris her first fashion shop and called it "“Chanel mode"”. 1913 followed the first branch in Deauville. During the Second World War Chanel in France was closed. Only 1954 returned Coco Chanel to Paris and opened new business. 1971 died Chanel, their company belonged since that time the family Wertheimer. 1983 were taken over the line of the company by Karl camp field, who help her again to world fame. The principal firm is until today in the Rue Cambon.

Perfume

In order to sketch their first perfume, Coco Chanel required for no smaller one than the of the Russian Zaren, Ernest Beaux, which was introduced to her by Grand Duke Dimitri of Russia in Monte Carlo. In the year 1921 it presented the 10 nummerierte perfume samples. It decided for the sample number 5. When Beaux asked it, how she intends to call the perfume, she answered: "“I launch this collection on the fifth day of the fifth monthly, the five seem me luck to bring."” A goal of their perfume was a "“Parfum for a woman with the smell of a woman"”. Thus "“Chanel No. 5"” was born, one of the first synthetically manufactured perfumes. The smell consists of altogether 80 components, strengthened by synthetic aldehydes. High-quality raw materials such as Ylang Ylang, jasmine from Grasse and May rose are carriers of the smell note. Each Flakon is hermetically sealed traditionally with a

Among other things by Marilyn Monroes of famous statement "“for sleeping I carry only some drops Chanel No. 5"” (1954) remained the success of this smell until today unbroken. The classically beautiful simple Flakon was taken up 1959 to the permanent exhibition museum of the OF decaying kind (MoMA) to New York town center. The production and the sales of of Chanel perfumes became soon Pierre Wertheimer, which owners of the house transfer Bourjois. Between 1920 and 1930 Chanel launched further smells, among them "“Chanel No. 22"” in the year 1922 and "“Cuir de Russie"” (1924), "“Gardenia"” (1925), "“Bois of the (1926). Probably due to the locking of Chanel during and after the Second World War over years no new smells were brought more on the market. Only 1970, to 87. Birthday of Coco Chanel came the lady smell "“Chanel No. 19"” from Henri Robert on the market, 1974 followed "“Cristalle"”. Successful gentleman smells are "“Pour Monsieur"” (1955), "“Antaeus"” (1981), (1990), Platinum"” (1993) and "“Allure homme"” (1999).

When the mode designer Karl camp field took over the company as artistic leaders, he adjusted a new "“nose"” (like the perfume your to be affectionately called): Jacques Polge, that among other things. "“Coco"” composed. was created 1990, "“Allure"” followed 1996. finally 2002 "“Coco Mademoiselle"” and 2004 "“chance"”. During the years the house Chanel its perfumes, in particular "“Chanel N"° 5"” with well-known faces, under it Vanessa Paradis, Catherine Deneuve and Carole Bouquet applied. 1969 developed the first publicity film for Chanel No. 5, since end 2004 present the Australian actress Nicole Kidman the smell.

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