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The launch of Chanel No. 5: Chanel, 1921

Chanel No. 5 (Chanel, 1921), by Ernest Beaux.

The Osmothèque classes it Floral, Aldéhydé. A review quotes its perfumer, Ernest Beaux, on the future of perfumery lying with chemistry.

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Date
1921 (year)
documented

N°5 CHANEL 1921 EXT Floral Aldéhydé Ernest Beaux

OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums · read 2026-09-30
WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) · read 2026-09-30

Wikidata gives the same year (a second witness)

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Label
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house label

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confidence B

Kind
launch
house classification

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the house’s grouping of events for the timeline

confidence B

What happened
Chanel launches Chanel No. 5, by Ernest Beaux.
documented

N°5 CHANEL 1921 EXT Floral Aldéhydé Ernest Beaux

OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Place
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not on record

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People
  • Ernest Beaux (perfumer)
    documented

    N°5 CHANEL 1921 EXT Floral Aldéhydé Ernest Beaux

    OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums · read 2026-09-30

    confidence A

Perfumers
Fragrances

Sources

  1. OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums. Collection Osmothèque, juin 2015 (PDF list: name, house, launch year, concentration, family, sub-family, perfumers). www.osmotheque.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Col… · read 2026-09-30 · no reuse licence stated; short quotes and single facts only, under fair use (quoted, not reproduced)
  2. WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation): the items named on each record (each statement read with its references), read 2026-09-30. www.wikidata.org · read 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0

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