An interview with David Moltz of DS & Durga, in conjunction with the Poetry Foundation's Volatile! poetry and scent exhibition.
DS & Durga El Cosmico ~ new fragrance
Indie brand DS & Durga has launched El Cosmico, a new fragrance created for the upscale campground of the same name in Marfa, Texas…
DS & Durga Debaser ~ new fragrance
Indie brand DS & Durga will launch Debaser, a new fragrance (presumably) named for the song of the same name by the Pixies…
DS & Durga + J Crew Longshoreman’s Cologne ~ new fragrance
Last year, Brooklyn-based indie perfumers D.S. & Durga launched Longshoreman’s Cologne Water, a new fragrance in collaboration with clothing retailer J. Crew. Longshoreman’s Cologne follows 2013’s Homesteader’s Cologne, also for J. Crew…
Two from the purgatory basket: Etro Jacquard & HYLNDS Bitter Rose, Broken Spear
Two fragrances from my purgatory basket, which is where I put samples when I just can’t make up my mind about them and want to be sure to try them again, later, sometime. I swore I would clear out five last weekend, but only managed two: Etro Jacquard and HYLNDS Bitter Rose, Broken Spear.
Do comment if you’ve recently retried any samples that you just couldn’t decide about!
Etro Jacquard
The packaging and digital imagery for Jacquard, last year’s launch from Italian brand Etro, are perfect: I wanted to love the fragrance right away. And Jacquard starts with some promise…