1957 was the year Coco Chanel received the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion. The number 19 marks the day of her birth, while 57 honors the address of Chanel’s iconic flagship boutique on 57th Street in New York. Chanel 1957 Eau de Parfum is part of the Les Exclusifs de Chanel collection, a line of fragrances that represent different chapters of Chanel’s history. It’s an aromatic homage to the House's enduring success. “For each fragrance in the Les Exclusifs de Chanel collection, we explore a path we have never taken,” explains Olivier Polge, Chanel’s master perfumer. He continues the legacy of his father Jacques, who served as Chanel's perfumer for 37 years. The fragrance reflects Polge’s fascination with musks. What might seem like a clean, minimalist canvas is anything but simple. Polge explains, “I opted to work with musk–more specifically, white musks. Their..
