Twelve pivotal fragrances, dating from 1889 to the present, were chosen to open the exhibit and will be on view November 13, 2012, through January 27, 2013, at the Museum of Arts and Design
Several months ago M. Marchal told us that the next Parfums MCDI would be an oriental chypre by Bertrand Duchaufour (who created their last fragrance La Belle Helene).
Mandy Aftel has been participating in an ongoing series called Letters To A Fellow Perfumer on NathanBranch.com. The latest interchange took place between Ms. Aftel and Laurie Erickson of Sonoma Scent Studio and lead to the creation of Sepia. Through those letters Ms. Aftel spoke of the choices she made to convey the sense of “elegant decay” she was trying to create.
In the case of S01E01 it’s a person who is by nature a risk taker and a great lover of art, has some of the biggest balls and one of the most creative, fearless minds in the industry.
And then, one curious day, I learned that perfume making and music have such faithful similarities. I was entirely bewitched. I had no idea that I could play the scents in chords much like I had the piano keys in my youth
There will be only 100 bottles available in the series, each month. The first fragrance called S01E01 (Season One Episode One) and will launch this Friday, June 1st on OpenSky
