Fragrance Week 2005, sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation, will be held October 17-22 in New York and San Francisco:
Bloomingdale’s, Sephora, Barneys New York, Macy’s and Lord & Taylor are hosting events in New York. In San Francisco — where events kick-off at city hall — Sephora, Macy’s and Nordstrom play host. (via gcimagazine)
Aedes de Venustas is well known to fans of niche fragrances. The West Village boutique was founded by Karl Bradl and Robert Gerstner in 1995, and I when I dream about owning my own fragrance boutique, as I do from time to time, in my mind it looks pretty much exactly like what they have created at Aedes. I asked Karl to tell me how he became involved in fragrance retail, and how he, Robert, and store manager Miguel keep up with the competition.
How did you first become interested in fragrance?
My fascination with fragrance started when my mom gave me a bottle of Rothchild for Christmas in the early 80's. I was so much into the scent …
Calvin Klein's 3 story CK One perfume bottle filled with partying models opens today on Times Square for its 2 day run. Thanks to Guy for passing on the news that you can watch the spectacle live (link expired, sorry!) from the comfort of your own home.
As part of Calvin Klein’s efforts to renew CK One’s popularity with its target audience of 18-24 year olds, they have undertaken a new ad campaign, which started this past April with a series of print (see image at right) and television ads.
Next on the agenda…
The Living With Art Gallery in NYC is hosting a series of installations by photographer Laurent Elie Badessi and perfumer Christophe Laudamiel:
The installations play with the interaction between image, color and scent -- palpable and impalpable. "Iconosm", a new word coined by the artists, comes from the ancient Greek words icon (image) and osme (scent). "The sense of smell which is directly linked to one's subconscious dramatically heightens the viewer's emotional state". The various scents are specifically designed for and indissociable from each installation, including one originally developed as part of a study with NASA.
Living With Art is located at 153 Lafayette Street, 7th floor, and the exhibit runs through July 9. (via press release from Living With Art)