On NOTCOT, there is an article that discusses the myth behind the design of Chanel's No.5 bottle. Coco Chanel frequented Place Vendome, and the proportions of the No.5 bottle exactly match that of the plaza. (The Google maps picture is a split image with the bottle superimposed on the left.)
This could be the transverse of the effect the ipod had on the Apple store designs.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Vend%C3%B4me
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