A lemming for fans of No. 5: "To celebrate the holiday season and mark 100 years of the legendary fragrance, CHANEL presents N°5 Eau de Parfum dressed in sleek biodegradable packaging that outlines the iconic silhouette of The Classic Bottle. A truly elegant keepsake, this limited edition features a golden number 5 emblazoned on its label." $150 for 100 ml Eau de Parfum at Bloomingdales, where you'll also find the same set up (although in silver instead of gold) in No. 5 L'Eau.
Wary of disappearing flower crops used in its best-selling perfumes, fashion and beauty firm Chanel has bought up more land in southern France to secure its supplies of jasmine and other varieties, harvested by hand in a delicate annual ritual.
The luxury group said it had bought up an extra 10 hectares (100,000 square metres) of land, adding to the 20 hectares it already exploits in partnership with a local family near the town of Grasse, known for its surrounding flower fields.
— Read more in Chanel Buys Up More Jasmine Fields to Safeguard Famous No. 5 at Business of Fashion.
Three spots (two are below the jump) for Chanel’s No. 5 jewelry collection (see here, here, here). You can find more at Chanel’s YouTube page.
A spot for the Chanel Factory 5 collection.
Two of the items from the limited edition, 17-piece Chanel Factory 5 collection, due to launch on the 29th of this month: at left, the body oil, and at right, the body cream. There is also a paint can with individual shower gel pods, a paint can with scented bath tablets, and a squeezable packet (it looks like a refill) of the body lotion. Why this packaging? "Through this concept, we want to return to the creation process of the first N°5 packaging. At the time, it was a simple laboratory bottle, a functional object that became luxurious and iconic. There was already this notion of transforming a common, ultra-functional object into a precious one. Chanel Factory 5 celebrates this approach, this step to the side, in its own way.” (I have not yet seen prices anywhere, but there will also be Chanel Factory 5 pop-up shops in selected cities.)