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Chateau de La Colle Noire

Posted by Robin on 23 April 2016 4 Comments

A video from Dior about Château de La Colle Noire, Christian Dior's vacation property in Provence from 1951 until his death in 1957. It was sold in 1958, then the Dior brand purchased it in 2013, and began restoration efforts on the nine-bedroom house and the extensive gardens. It was also the inspiration for the new La Colle Noir fragrance.

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  1. stinker_kit says:
    23 April 2016 at 10:50 am

    My wish is that this is not all hyperbole and that Dior can restore it’s reputation as one of the great houses of fragrance.

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    • Robin says:
      23 April 2016 at 2:09 pm

      Well that’s dreaming big 🙂

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  2. Cries and whispers says:
    23 April 2016 at 2:36 pm

    I don’t understand these Dior and Chanel exclusives. It’s like Christian Dior spent a long weekend at this Chateau and they create a perfume out it.
    I do like Misia fragrance, second to No5 parfum, but YSL and Dior exclusives haven’t quite impressed me so far.

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    • Robin says:
      23 April 2016 at 7:31 pm

      They make money and allow the mainstream brands to compete with niche brands. Agree, most of them are not impressive. I do think Chanel and Hermes have done a good job with their collections. Have not tried most of the Diors because have not heard anything fantastic about them and did not adore the one I tried, and have sort of given up on the Armani Prives.

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