Chanel No. 5: The Perfume of a Century

香奈兒 No.5 的傳奇，寫在這本華麗圖文書裡。
一百年來，Chanel No.5 不受潮流更迭與時間流轉左右，彷彿可可・香奈兒真的找到了「永恆女性魅力」的祕密配方。它為何能歷久不衰？不只是那款至今仍被視為香水史里程碑的性感琥珀調香氣，還有那只極致簡潔、優雅到近乎完美的方形瓶身——它不僅成為前衛藝術家的靈感來源，更被紐約現代藝術博物館（MoMA）視為藝術品典藏，深深擄獲達利與安迪．沃荷的心。

本書從可可・香奈兒與俄羅斯王子的情緣寫起，一路述說 No.5 如何走入大眾想像，成為跨越世代的經典象徵。當瑪麗蓮．夢露那句傳奇名言——「我穿什麼上床？只穿 Chanel No.5 的五滴香水。」——傳遍世界後，這款香氛更正式封神。此後，香奈兒始終選擇兼具天生氣質與魅力的時代女星演繹 No.5 廣告，並邀請世界級攝影大師捕捉她們的風采，讓這則傳奇一再被重新書寫。

這不只是一本關於香水的書，更是一部關於風格、女性、慾望與時代美學的百年傳奇。正如可可・香奈兒所說：
「不擦香水的女人，沒有未來。」

The history of the most famous perfume in the world lives on in the pages of this illustrated book. For a century, Chanel No.5 has resisted the whims of fashion and the passing of time, as if Coco Chanel had found the formula for eternal femininity. What is the secret to its success? A sensual amber blend that is still today considered a milestone in perfumery. But it's also about that magnificent square bottle, a masterpiece of simplicity that inspired the work of avant-garde artists. It is exhibited at MoMA as a work of art, a timeless icon that conquered Dalí and Andy Warhol. Starting with the liaison between Coco and a Russian prince and ending with today, this book tells the story of how the legend of a fragrance entered the collective imagination thanks to the words of Marilyn Monroe: "What do I wear to bed? Five drops of Chanel No. 5 and nothing else." From that moment on, Maison Chanel has always chosen gorgeous stars with innate class for the ads of the iconic perfume, which are made even more fascinating by the great photographers who shoot these faces. They are faithful, like millions of other women, to the law of Coco Chanel: "A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future."