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Chapter 2 Marilyn and N°5
What do you wear to bed?
Just a few drops of N°5...
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 N°5 is published.
The legend of N°5 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 N°5 rests on her nightstand.
The photos were never published.
April 1960
Journalist Georges Belmonte interviews Marilyn
for the French magazine Marie Claire.
She plays "Let's Make Love," by George Cukor and Yves Montand
In a moment of spontaneity, Marilyn reflects on N°5
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 N°5.
"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 N°5!
Because it's the truth!
And yet, I don't want to say 'nude'
But...it's the truth
Forever Marilyn and N°5