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Inside Chanel
Chapter 2Marilyn 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 saidthe 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 bednude.
In every image,a bottle of N°5 rests on her nightstand.
The photos were never published.
April 1960
Journalist Georges Belmontinterviews Marilyn
for the French magazine Marie-Claire.
She is on the set of Let’s Make Loveby George Cukor starring Yves Montand.
In a moment of spontaneity,Marilyn reflects on N°5.
The passage was never published.
October 2012
Chanel procuresthe recording of this interview.
For the first time,
we hear Marilyn discussingthose 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 .
Butit’s the truth.
ForeverMarilyn and N°5