Fragrance house
Chanel
Chanel was founded in Paris in 1910 by Gabrielle Chanel and established itself as a luxury designer house. It is famous for its iconic N°5 Eau de Parfum, the successor to N°5, created in 1921. Learn more ↓
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The house
Chanel, elegance in fragrance
- Founded
- 1910
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Category
- Designer Fragrances
- At Fragsplit
- 6 fragrances 1 available · 5 sold out
Founded in Paris by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, the house opened its first hat boutique in 1910. It entered the fragrance world in 1921 with N°5, created by Ernest Beaux, then founded Société des Parfums CHANEL in 1924 with the Wertheimer brothers. Since then, the house has continued its dialogue between fashion, perfumery and savoir-faire.
Chanel favours abstract compositions, recognisable for their precise structure, carefully crafted materials and bold use of aldehydes. The house maintains a creative continuity with its perfumers, from Ernest Beaux to Jacques and then Olivier Polge. Its bottles extend this aesthetic through clean lines, understated elegance and graphic details.
Right now at Fragsplit, 1 Chanel fragrance is available as a 1 to 10 ml decant: Bel Respiro.
Key dates
- 1910Gabrielle Chanel opens her first boutique on Rue Cambon
- 1921N°5 marks the beginning of the house’s fragrance journey
- 1924Société des Parfums CHANEL is founded
- 2015Olivier Polge becomes CHANEL’s perfumer-creator
Sources : chanel.com · perfumesociety.org
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