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CHANEL NO. 5 - NUMBER 1 IN DESIGN The Bottle That Contained Coco's Essence Coco Chanel was not the first couturier to incorporate fragrance into her design house, but was the first to link perfume to fashion in the manner that she did: as a vital accessory to a look. In turn, her most famous perfume (Chanel no.5) became as iconic as her sleek, elegant collections, a piece of art and fashion within its own right. Coco was once quoted as saying “A woman must smell like a woman, and not like a rose.” She told her perfumer she wanted a scent that reflected her personal...

WHO'S YOUR DADDY? Pierre Dinand: The Father Of Modern Bottle Design As there exists the Father of Psychology, the Forefathers of Nations, and Father Christmas, so too is there the Father of Modern Bottle Design: Mr. Pierre Dinand. Over the past half-century, Pierre Dinand has designed over half of all of the perfume bottles manufactured throughout the world, including Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium, CK’s Obsession, Calandre by Paco Rabanne, and the recent special edition bottle of Mûre et Musc for L’Artisan, to name a few of the over 500 designs in his po...