Guerlain house perfumer Thierry Wasser talks about Eau de Cologne Impériale, housed in the bee bottle that celebrated its 160th anniversary last year (see the brand's official video here).
If you're in Paris, Guerlain is currently showing nine works by artists from the Institut National des Métiers d'Art, each inspired by the bee bottle. The exhibit, at Guerlain's recently renovated flagship store at 68 Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, runs through 17 February. Below the jump, see Sylvie Deschamps' gorgeous contribution done in gold thread embroidery.
Wow, that embroidery! Impressive. Also, I think I *may* have figured out how to say Guerlain. Gar-lean? Gay-ar-lean?
Makes me want one of those bee bottles..too bad they are out of my budget though.
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Oooh thanks for that! I knew it wasn’t Grrr-lane, that’s for sure! lol
I’m always fascinated by Thierry Wasser’s hair – he is such a dandy! I also love his Arsene Lupin (originally AL Dandy, before D’Orsay reminded Guerlain that they owned that name).
I wonder if he wears it like that all the time, or just for the camera? Looks like work 🙂
This doesn’t look to me like a ‘do that a stylist came up with. I bet he’s a serious perfectionist!