Gabrielle Chanel built her life the way she liked it. The hardships of being an orphan and a successful career as a businesswoman shaped her unique, daring, and free-spirited character, which was far ahead of its time. The love and support of loyal friends and fans, an interest in culture, a thirst for new discoveries and a passion for travel shaped her personality. Giving women a new style free from prejudice and excess, and filling it with fresh accents borrowed from men’s closet, Coco Chanel has created a special vision of elegance – timeless and very modern at the same time. Loosely thrown around the neck strands of pearls, sparkling with diamonds jewelry and of course the legendary fragrances became synonymous with flawless style. The style of a progressive woman at the forefront of her era, whose way of life and versatility were the basis of the philosophy and values of the fashion house that to this day inspires women around the world.
In the legendary atelier on Rue Cambon, the staff addressed her as “Mademoiselle”, friends called the playful young lady Coco, but Gabrielle is her true personality, elegant and very passionate, without admixes or pretense. Perfumer Olivier Polge conveyed it masterfully.
Work on the bottle took several months – the result is a unique flask, whose square silhouette is, at the same time, an identifiable shape of the previous Chanel fragrances. Translucent bottle has a silver and gold color simultaneously – an unusual shade masters “copied” from the fabrics of haute couture collections. Actress and longtime friend of the brand Kristen Stewart became the face of the fragrance.
