Do share your scent of the day if you have a free minute or two.
I’m wearing Old Spice. I always forget how long Old Spice has been around: it launched in 1937, the same year as Schiaparelli Shocking and Lanvin Pretexte and Lancôme Peut-Être. I wish the Old Spice folks would do a luxury version (not too luxury, just maybe spend some money on the raw materials) and I wish they’d bring back the Old Spice Man.
Reminder: this Friday, 10/24, we’re doing Gender Wars…
New at beautyhabit: Parfum d'Empire Musc Tonkin.
New at harrods (UK): Moschino Cheap & Chic Stars.
New at luckyscent: Annick Goutal Vent de Folie.
New at neimanmarcus: Roja Parfums Reckless.
New at nordstrom: Hermes 24 Faubourg limited edition, Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy So Intense.
New at sephora: B Balenciaga.
Swedish brand & Other Stories (they are owned by the H&M Group, and recently opened their first US store in Soho) will launch four popular fragrances from their bath and body line in Eau de Toilette form: Fig Fiction, Botanic Whisper, Moroccan Tea and Punk Bouquet. The scents were developed by perfumer Jérôme Epinette…
Jacques Zolty has launched two new fragrances, Fleur de Lune and Van-ile…
Never, ever confuse what happens on a runway with fashion. A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on. Being well dressed hasn’t much to do with having good clothes. It’s a question of good balance and good common sense.
— Oscar de la Renta, who passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. Quoted in Oscar de la Renta, Who Clothed Stars and Became One, Dies at 82 at the New York Times.