Finnish design firm Artek will launch Standard, a new fragrance created in collaboration with Comme des Garçons:
This project was conceived in the pleasant atmosphere of the first Artek and COMME des GARÇONS collaboration in 2007 at CDG’s Dover Street Market and Aoyama stores. The result is a unique product for Artek…
And Viktor & Rolf’s “Alternative No. 1″ turns perfume into performance art: a darkened room, an advertising image, a fragmented perfume bottle made from pieces of other vessels, and a fragrance that is both scent and stench invite viewers to participate and evoke reactions like intrigue and disgust, the way the best conceptual art and fashion always ought to do.
— From The Moment blog at the New York Times…
The video promo for Christina Aguilera's By Night fragrance.
New at first-in-fragrance (Germany): Washington Tremlett Clove Absolute, Parfum d'Empire 3 Fleurs & Wazamba.
New at luckyscent: Comme des Garcons Daphne, Mazzolari Ambra, Etat Libre d'Orange Fat Electrician, Divine Eau Divine.
New at neimanmarcus: Balmain Ambre Gris.
Women have push-up bras and now men have push-out pants. In September 2009’s Details, I was amused to read: “What gets between you and your Calvins this fall? Extra Calvin. Calvin Klein introduces Jeans Body, a new line of denim designed to enhance your silhouette. Special features include an inverted rear seam to frame your waist and butt as well as an extra layer of fabric on the fly to, um, fill out your package.” 1 It’ll certainly take a man with real balls to walk up to the cash register with these jeans in hand. Wearing Jeans Body jeans implies: “I need some help with my arse and my, um, package.” Calvin Klein, as a company, puzzles me.
Calvin Klein ck free was created by two perfumers and I won’t mention their names because Calvin Klein/Coty hiring noses to create ck free is like me hiring professional baker Elizabeth Falkner — then handing her a box of Duncan Hines cake mix as she walks into my kitchen to cook. ck free is so basic and formulaic no talent was needed to create it — it’s perfume-by-numbers…