More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US.
First up, above left, the John Galliano “Rose Gold Charm Bracelet with Solid Perfume Charm”, which “tells the story behind his floral and woody signature scent”. The “medal locket charm” contains the solid perfume. £79 at Harrods in the UK…
Behind the scenes at the photo shoot for John Galliano by John Galliano. The ad was shot by Jean-Baptiste Mondino; the model is Guinevere Van Seenus. In case you missed the finished print ad, I’ve included it below the jump.
The music is Felix da Housecat’s remix of Nina Simone’s Sinnerman.
Van Cleef & Arpels will launch Féerie, a new fragrance for women, this coming August.
The scent will be a woody floral with violet developed by perfumer Antoine Maisondieu.
Féerie is aimed at the luxury market and will be priced higher than other fragrances in the Van Cleef & Arpels line…
John Galliano, who maintains his own fashion house in addition to his duties as the women’s designer at Christian Dior, will launch a fragrance under his own brand name in the fall of 2008…
I smelled Diptyque’s John Galliano candle in Bergdorf Goodman some time ago, and thought it was a nice woody scent, but possibly not interesting enough for the price. Today I am wearing the matching room spray, and I have to say I’m considerably more captivated. According to Diptyque, the “subtle, woody scent is reminiscent of smouldering birch wood embers tinted with hints of iris and vanilla musk.” It is also said to have notes of leather, moss and myrrh…