It's 1921, an impossibly clever French businesswoman and belle of the Parisian social elite has created a scent that is revolutionising the way women smell. Nearly 100 years later, Chanel No. 5 is arguably still the world’s most iconic perfume. Its journey from concept to bottle is as intriguing and complex as the woman behind it— Coco Chanel . Coco Chanel: A Force of Nature By the beginning of the 1920s, Coco Chanel was already a phenomenon in French fashion circles. Born

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Hogarth with his Pug William Hogarth, the celebrated 18th-century painter and engraver, had an eye for the bustling, bawdy heart of London life. His work, which brims with vivid, chaotic energy, exposes the social fabric of his time with a candidness that remains both compelling and sobering. Among his many creations, two prints from 1751, Gin Lane  and Beer Street , serve as companion pieces that explore the stark contrasts between vice and virtue in the urban milieu. These