N°5 Chanel 1921 Parfum

....sie had been able to save the boy and herself at the last moment onto the wooden raft that was to take them away from Indian territory. On the river, this otherwise in life failed singer and barmaid, proved to be incredibly fearless and courageous and she stood and the rudder as she steered the raft through the perilous rapids downstream....

Matt Calder, the boy's father thought little of her, even though she had saved his son. Kay was just a barmaid and singer.... so not a respectable woman, as a man in the Midwest thought to marry. And now Kay is back, as she always was, sitting on the counter in the saloon and singing...

Marilyn Monroe, in the role of Kay, from Otto Preminger's Western, "River of no Return" (German title: Fluss ohne Wiederkehr) sings with an incredible vibrato full of restrained eroticism in her voice, the song of the river of no return......... There is a River called the River of no Return.... sometimes it's peaceful and sometimes wild and free...

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Many years ago I was maid of honor at a dear friend's wedding and she asked me to maybe pick out some music for her civil ceremony. Among other songs, I had Marilyn's song "River of no Return" played when the couple exchanged rings. The registrar was so enraptured that she also specifically congratulated them on the music after the ceremony and said that after all the other ironic pop warbling, she had rarely heard a more fitting song for a wedding ceremony.

N°5 remains immortally linked with Marilyn Monroe, of course. At the latest with her bon mot that she wore nothing in bed, except Chanel N°5. ....oh..... how shocking in the eternally prudish America of the sixties, where a decent American woman went to bed with a long-sleeved nightgown buttoned up to the neck..... Anyone who knows anything about film also knows that this outstanding actress, throughout her life often underestimated and reduced by many to the silly sexy blonde. No matter....

In principle, about Chanel N°5 has already been said everything up and down.
So I will limit myself only to the fact that I appreciate the perfume because it embodies the essence of everything that one has to imagine under a classic, floral powdery aldehyde perfume. Chanel N°5 is for me the epitome of unadulterated feminine beauty, fearlessness and therefore wearable in all moments of life. It is not the great perfume for the great moment, but rather one what always enchants me the normal everyday life. It is still important to mention that my evaluation refers to a vintage Chanel from the seventies.

Coco Chanel designed the fragrance for women who want to stand in real life, as she once did. At a time when women fremdbestimmt and ranked in better circles as a trophy of well-situated husbands, she drew as a pioneer a modern image of women. For example, she threw the constricting corsets in the garbage and designed pleasantly wearable dresses with which women could indulge in sporting activities and still look good. And no, these women do not remain alone, they also join forces with a man, but more likely with one who is ready to master the rapids of life together.

Many young parfumas are often little surprised at the first sniff, because it reminds of mom, grandma or favorite great aunt. Which is often also the reason that they classify the fragrance as old-fashioned.... never mind. It will happen to them once similarly, when they themselves have matured and later the daughter or granddaughter sniff "Sweet Like Candy" by Ariana Grande and find the stale...

Well and how does the story of Kay end? Only so much... the last shot, the last image of the film is terrific. Kay's sequined, red pumps land in the sand on Mainstreet......
I've always imagined whether Kay might have later regretted throwing away those great shoes back then...
But maybe you guys will check out the strip when you get a chance.
My rating refers to a vintage extra from the seventies.