- Dates: November 2012 - March 2013
- Type: Television Commercial
"Inside Chanel - Marilyn Monroe" This commercial is about Marilyn Monroe's famous quote in LIFE magazine where when asked what she wears to bed, she coyly remarked, "Just a few drops of [Chanel] No 5." The ad features various photos and video of one of the most famous women of all time. Inside Chanel Chapter 2 Marylyn & No. 5 - "What do you wear to bed?" - "Just a few drops of No 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. Marilyn Monroe - The talk of Hollywood For the first time, LIFE Magazine features her on the cover. There is a case for interplanetary saucers. 20 cents For the first time, her quote referencing No 5 is published. her conversation with lines from ... the same candid simplicity she uses in... "I'm fighting gravity. If you don't ... sometimes disconcerts the interviewed ... Marilyn, what do you wear to bed?' So I ... and he groans, 'Oh no, I can't use that ... is Norma Jeane Mortenson, though ... apparently because her father was a ... municipal expense in 12 different foster you sag ... fellow says, 'Marilyn ... Chanel No. 5 ... Marilyn's real name The legend of No 5 was born. October 1953 882 North Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills Photo shoot for Modern Screen I Love Marilyn Monroe by Sidney Skolsky Why Shirley Temple Came Back by Hedda Hopper Marilyn poses on her bed... nude. In every image a bottle of No 5 rests on her nightstand. The photos were never published. April 1960 Journalist Georges Belmont interviews Marilyn for the French magazine Marie Claire. She is on the set of "Let's Make Love" by George Cukor starring Yves Montand. In a moment of spontaneity, Marilyn reflects on No. 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 No. 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 No 5!" Because it's the truth! And yet, I don't want to say "nude." But... it's the truth. Forever Marilyn & No 5 inside-chanel.com Film Archive Credits: Film Images Photo Credits: Bob Beerman, Bert Parry, Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images, Eve Arnold / Magnum Photo, Philippe Halsman / Magnum Photos, Sebastien Cauchon Collection SC, All rights reserved Magazine Credits: LIFE (April 7, 1952) Copyright 1952, Time Inc. used with permission All rights reserved; Modern Screen (October 1953), Photographs by Frank Powolny / 20th Century Fox All rights reserved Sound Archives: Georges Belmont Special Thanks: Christelle Montagner, Eric Patry Modulometer Chanel Number Five, Chanel #5, Chanel Number 5, Chanel Num 5, Chanel No. 5, Chanel No 5