The No 5 War

A Deadly Duel Behind the Dream

Chanel's No. 5 perfume is a legend. With it, Coco Chanel reinvented perfume just as she revolutionized fashion, by injecting modernity, audacity and freedom. However, the No. 5 story is also one of a war between Miss Chanel and her partners, French businessmen and brothers, Paul Wertheimer and Pierre Wertheimer.