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A floral chypre.
- Composed by
- Jacques Polge
- Founder
- Coco Chanel
- Country
- France
The pyramid
- Top
- orangebergamotmandarin orangeorange blossom
- Heart
- rosejasmineylang-ylangmimosairis
- Base
- patchoulivetivervanillawhite musktonka bean
The brief
Designed by Chanel's in-house perfumer Jacques Polge to appeal to a younger generation of consumers around Coco Chanel's free-spirited youth.
NameIntroduced in 2001 as a younger, fresher counterpart to the 1984 Coco, evoking the unmarried 'Mademoiselle' Gabrielle Chanel before she became an icon.
The flacon
Rectangular flacon echoing the original Chanel No. 5 silhouette, distinguished by a clear faceted stopper and the amber-pink juice.
Worn by
Keira Knightley2007
Starred as the face of Coco Mademoiselle in a campaign directed by Joe Wright, portraying Coco Chanel herself.
Kate Moss2002
Featured as a Coco Mademoiselle spokesmodel for Chanel.
Footnotes
- Jacques Polge was Chanel's in-house perfumer from 1978 to 2015.
- A 2014 Coco Mademoiselle commercial was shot at Cité du Cinéma by filmmaker Luc Besson.
The Curator's Note
Chanel's millennial recruitment poster, perfumed.
