Chanel N°5 - Marilyn Monroe ♥

-"What do you wear to bed?"
-"Just a few drops of No5..."
While disembarking from a plane?
At a press conference?
We may never know when she said the phrase for the first time.

April 7th 1952
Marilyn Monroe is 26 years old.
For the first time, LIFE Magazine features her on the cover.
For the first time, her quote referencing No5 published.

The legend of No5 was born.

October 1953
882 North Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills
Photo shoot for Modern Screen.
Marilyn poses on her bed...nude.
In every image, a bottle of No5 rests on her nightstand.
The photos were never published.

April 1960
Journalist Georges Belmont interviews Marilyn for the french magazine Marie Claire.
She is on the set of "Let's make love" by George Cukor starring Yves Montand.
In a moment of spontaneity, Marilyn reflects on No5.
The passage was never published.

October 2012
Chanel procures the recording of this interview.
For the first time, we hear Marilyn discussing those legendary drops of No5.

-You know, they ask you questions..
Just an example:
-"What do you wear to bed?"
"A pajama top? The bottoms of the pajama?"
"A nightgown?"
-So I said "Chanel No5!"
Because it's the truth!
And yet, I don't want to say "nude".
But...it's the truth.

Forever Marilyn & No5