While disembarking from a plane?
We may never know when she said the phrase for the first time.
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.
October 1953
882 North Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills.
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
we hear Marilyn discussing those legendary drops of N°5.
"You know, they ask you questions...
A pajama top? The bottoms of the pajama?