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Celebrating Coco Chanel’s 130th birthday
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Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. One hundred and thirty years later, the famed French couturier's legacy continues to shine. Here, Chanel strikes a coy smile in Paris in 1936. Click through the gallery to learn all about her iconic fragrance: Chanel No. 5.
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Georges Goursat, a caricaturist known as Sem, created this cartoon for Chanel No. 5 perfume in 1921.
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A Chanel No. 5 ad from the 1930s encourages fans of Chanel's designs to try her perfume to "add that last touch of real chic."
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An ad for Chanel No. 5 soaps from the 1940s targets "the perfectionist who must be exquisitely groomed from head to toe."
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Marilyn Monroe poses with Chanel No. 5 at the Ambassador Hotel in New York City in 1955. When asked what she wore to bed in a April 1952 LIFE magazine article, she famously responded, "Just a few drops of Chanel No. 5."
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Chanel No. 5 debuted an after-bath oil spray in the mid-1960s.
Model Estella Warren signs autographs in a Toronto mall in 1998. At the time, Warren was the face and muse of the Chanel No. 5 campaign.
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A bottle of Chanel No. 5 is pictured on the program for the Fragrance Foundation Awards in 1998.
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British model Kate Moss poses as the face of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance, a perfume for younger fans of the brand that was introduced in 2001.
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A woman walks past a Chanel-inspired piece by political pop artist Wang Guangyi in the Hamburger Kunsthalle art gallery in Hamburg, Germany.
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Iconic pop artist Andy Warhol also immortalized the fragrance.
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In 2004, actress Nicole Kidman became the new face of the perfume and starred in a commercial for No. 5 that was directed by Baz Luhrmann.
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French actress Audrey Tautou was photographed by Dominique Issermann for the perfume in 2009.
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In 2012, Chanel turned some heads when the fashion house announced that Brad Pitt will be the new face of its women's fragrance. It wasn't long before "Saturday Night Live" voiced its opinion on the unconventional choice.