Frédéric Malle's second designer collaboration (after Dries Van Noten par Frédéric Malle, which debuted in 2013), will be with Alber Elbaz. Elbaz was the designer at Lanvin until last year, and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur today. The fragrance will be called Superstitious.
“I have always admired Alber for making the women who wear his clothes appear even more beautiful. It is all about them and not about himself,” said Frédéric Malle, “Like perfume ‘Classics’, Alber’s dresses are the result of an invisible architecture. Like Alber’s dresses, Superstitious elevates the women that wear it, it empowers them.”
“The word ‘Superstitious’ was the starting point of it all, something we agreed upon immediately. We are both superstitious”, said Alber Elbaz. “It’s not about a collaboration, it’s about friendship and respect.”
Superstitious was developed by perfumer Dominique Ropion. The notes for the aldehydic floral feature jasmine, roses, peach, amber, incense, vetiver and patchouli.
Alber Elbaz par Frédéric Malle Superstitious will debut in March 2017.
(via press release, additional information via madame.lefigaro.fr)
Update: the description at Essenza Nobile, where Superstitious Eau de Parfum can now be pre-ordered (€180 for 50 ml and €260 for 100 ml) for April delivery — "Superstitious is an olfactory abstraction with fascinating depth. The perfume is the mirror of the complexity, the emotions and the mysterious aura of its wearer. It is composed of noble essences such as Turkish rose essence, Egyptian jasmine, incense, labdanum resinoid, sandalwood, vetiver from Haiti, patchouli and musk."
I have to admit, Superstition sounds intriguing!
It does! Plus, another perfect designer choice.
If the perfume is supposed to be a reflection of the person whom it’s inspired from, then what the heck is it going to smell like, considering Elba looks cartoonish – chubby and short, and effeminate and whimsical, whereas Dries van Noten is stylish and stern, and tall.
Well it’s Dominique Ropion par Frederic Malle.I’m sold…(that’s a hint for my Friday project also,by the way!haha!)
Apparently AE smelled submissions by Dominique Ropion and Carlos Benaim and chose the first — now of course I also want to smell the second 🙂
Now I want to smell No.2 as well!!????
Damn it, now I want to smell Benaim’s version as well!
Ooooh, that sounds fascinating. Love the collaborators. Alber Elbaz did some fantastic work while he was at Lanvin.
That’s a lot of my favorite things…
I know! I want it. The notes. Malle. Ropion. Albaz. That gorgeous black bottle. Sign me up!
Want, want, want!
This sounds very exciting and I love that photo!
Definitely intriguing. I have to take issue with his quote that “it’s not about a collaboration, it’s about friendship and respect.” Friendship and respect sound like a pretty perfect collaboration to me.
Instant Buy! Take my money, Alber and Frederic!!!!
LOL! I was thinking the same thing. 🙂
Sounds great! I like Alber Elbaz. Looking forward to this one.
The names Elbaz, Ropion and Malle seem promising, as does the unspoken name of Stevie Wonder. (How could I not hear “Superstition” playing in my head?)
Which reminds me that my mom has always said she doesn’t like Stevie’s music. But I remember sitting in the kitchen circa 1972, hearing that song come on the radio, and watching my 40-something mother start dancing involuntarily. 🙂
So I was mildly intrigued by this but as aldehydic florals aren’t really my thing my bar was set low. So imagine my surprise when I initially spray a blotter with this, take one sniff then liberally spray myself. It is gorgeous. Yes, it is an aldehydic floral but so much more than that. I am looking forward to reviews.