Cerruti will launch L'Essence de Cerruti, a new modern musky leather scent for men, in February. L'Essence de Cerruti "caters to a more sophisticated, classic taste than Cerruti’s previous fragrance, 1881 Black".
The fragrance was developed by perfumer Antoine Lie, and the notes include bergamot, white pepper, leather, saffron, sensuous woods, musk, amber and cedar…
“For Davidoff Adventure, my inspiration has been what I dream about adventure…a dream of wild nature where bright colors and hot spices blend with the humid freshness of the rainforest and the sensuality of exotic woods,” Antoine Lie, perfumer*
I don’t know how much traveling Lie has done, but with Adventure, he’s stayed on the beaten path and only dreamed of wild places and rough journeys. Davidoff, who may have reined in Lie’s more daring ideas, makes many claims in its Adventure ad campaign: Adventure “explores uncharted fragrance territory” “is daring and elemental” and was “inspired by … wildernesses and raw, masculine emotion.” “Rainforest,” “wild earth,” “intense thrill,” “discovery,” “exoticism,” and “challenge” are reference points for the aura Adventure aspires to capture. This is all reminiscent of Ralph Lauren’s ad campaign for its Polo (armchair) Explorer fragrance…
According to État Libre d’Orange and the Tom of Finland Foundation, Touko Laaksonen (a.k.a. Tom of Finland) “was one of the most influential artists of the last century” and before he began creating his beefcake illustrations in the 1950s, gay men went around lisping and limp-wristed, dressed in chiffon or dandy garb or they huddled — scared, bony and uptight — in dark corners, nervously adjusting their ties, cardigans and horn-rimmed specs. In other words, gay life, pre-Tom of Finland, was full of flamers and nerds. Perhaps Tom of Finland’s aesthetic influenced the world of fashion (and ‘gym culture’) for some gay men who hopped onto his brawny bandwagon and dressed in tight jeans and t-shirts, leather boots and jackets…
They're mighty busy over at Comme des Garçons this year: we've already had 888 & Monocle + Comme des Garçons Scent One: Hinoki, and we've still got a number of collaborative scents to come (with Daphne Guinness, H&M, Jun Takahashi & Stephen Jones). The latest launch is Series 8: Energy C, three new fragrances promising a “vitamin rush based on citrus fruit” to “wake up, feel positive, be positive”.
Comme des Garçons has done citrus before, most notably with Series 4: Cologne. To my mind, Series 4 is underrated, and not least of all by me…
Surf apparel and lifestyle brand Quiksilver will launch its debut fragrance for men, called simply Quiksilver, this coming July (their subsidiary for women, Roxy, has already launched Roxy and Roxy Love for women).
Quiksilver for Men is described as a woody aromatic marine fragrance. It was developed by perfumers Antoine Lie and Antoine Maisondieu…