Coco Chanel (1883-1971) Thierry Mugler (1948-)

TLW's Perfumescope™ (Perfume Historyscope)

By T.L. Winslow (TLW), the Historyscoper™

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Original Pub. Date: Oct. 28, 2015. Last Update: Dec. 11, 2020.



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Westerners are not only known as history ignoramuses, but double dumbass history ignoramuses when it comes to perfume history. Since I'm the one-and-only Historyscoper (tm), let me quickly bring you up to speed before you dive into my Master Historyscope.

Coco Chanel (1883-1971) Chanel No. 5 Ernest Beaux (1881-1961)

On May 5 (5-5), 1921 French fashion designer Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) starts selling Chanel #5, discovered by accident by an asst. of perfume chemist Ernest Beaux (1881-1961), who claims it reminds him of a fragrance he smelled inside the Arctic Circle, "where the rivers and lakes release a note of incredible freshness"; in 1923 Coco develops a tan on a yachting trip, starting a fad; too bad, she is a Nazi sympathizer who with her Nazi officer lover Hans Gunther von Dincklage tries to recruit Nazi agents, and is sent on a mission by SS Gen. Walter Schellenberg to pressure Winston Churchill to end hostilities with Germany, while trying to steal the perfume distribution co. from the Jewish Wertheimer brothers.

Thierry Mugler (1948-)

In 1973 Strasbourg, France-born gay fashion designer Thierry Mugler (1948-) creates his first personal collection, "Cafe de Paris; in 1978 he opens his first Paris boutique in the Place des Victoires, becoming known for solid dominating colors and strong almost cruel style; in 1992 he introduces Angel perfume, with a fragrance combining praline, chocolate, and patchouli, and a bottle in the shape of a faceted star, becoming a favorite of Diana Ross, Barbara Walters, and Hillary Clinton; in 1996 he introduces Angel Men, with a fragrance combining caramel, coffee, vanilla, patchouli, and honey, which becomes a favorite of anal, er, gay men.




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