Bill Blass Nude "State of Mind" - The campaign for the relaunch in 2011-2012 Nude cologne by Bill Blass opens on a terrific floral accord which mixes some of the most controversial facets of difficult flowers. It smells of...
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Santa Maria Novella Lana (2017) {New Fragrance} {Fashion Notes}
© Santa Maria Novella Santa Maria Novella Est. 1612 has partnered with the Italian cashmere specialist Ballantyne to create a new, unisex fragrance composition called simply Lana (Wool)......
Les Parfums de Rosine for Le Snob (2016) {New Perfume}
Rosine for Le Snob Eau de Parfum French niche perfume house Les Parfums de Rosine have partnered with fashion label Le Snob for a new, gender-free fragrance featuring a Gothic rose contrasted with burnt rubber, or as they otherwise...
Superstitious ALBER ELBAZ PAR FREDERIC MALLE (2017) {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes}
Courtesy picture © But Sou Lai Superstitious ALBER ELBAZ PAR FREDERIC MALLE Editions de Parfums / Frédéric Malle will launch a new designer collaboration with a couturier, Alber Elbaz, formerly of the house of Lanvin. Their new jus has...
Lady Eiffel - Dame Eiffel {Paris Street Photographer}{Fashion Notes}
Lady Eiffel - Dame Eiffel © CHANT WAGNER 2016 Lady Eiffel - Dame Eiffel Two days after the Nice attack of July 14th 2016 which resulted in the horrendous deaths of 85 people including 10 children killed by a...
Les bleus de travail de Bill Cunningham (1929-2016) - A Homage {Paris Street Photographer}
Homage to Bill Cunningham from Paris In Bill Cunningham New York the 2010 documentary by Richard Press about legendary street style photograher Bill Cunningham, the spectator is little by little invited to measure a contrast. On the one hand,...
Tommy Hilfiger The Girl has a Name - and Not Just a Face: Gigi Hadid (2016) {New Perfume} {Celebrity-Endorsed Fragrances}
Tommy Hilfiger The Girl Eau de Toilette 20 years later, American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger are launching a new chapter in the story of Girl (1996) with The Girl, a fragrance inspired by model and it-girl Gigi Hadid......
Kenzo to Launch a New, Art-Directed Fragrance in the Fall {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes}
Kenzo's New Inspiration The house of Kenzo are putting their duo of art directors - Carol Lim and Humberto Leon co-founders of Opening Ceremony - at the forefront of their creative scene with a new fragrance to be issued...
Happy 1st Day of Spring! Blue Trousers, Pink Skirts & Flowers on the Vernal Equinox {Paris Street Photography} {Fashion & Style Notes}
A Thought for the Bees on the First Day of Spring © 2016 CHANT WAGNER Paris on the first day of spring 2016 is gray and pretty cold. Fortunately, some pink touches indicate that it's going to get better...
MUGLER Announce Fusion of Brand Logos {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes} {Perfume Images & Ads}
The New Logo Mugler announced on the 22nd of February 2016 that the house are fusioning their perfume and fashion brands under a new, simpler logo spelled all in capital letters as MUGLER to accompany their development over the...
Serge Lutens Debuts Silk Headscarf Collection Inspired by Russia & Morocco {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes}
French perfumier Serge Lutens have issued a debut collection of silk scarves starting with two foulards de soie baptized Constructivisme and Signes Berbères. The brand designates the items as "headscarves" preferrably, which might be an acknowledgement that more women...
Next Stop H&M Balmain Nation {Fashion Notes} {Perfume Images & Ads}
To announce the upcoming collection H&M x Balmain, artistic director Olivier Roustaing has pulled nearly all the stops, offering a particularly creative advertising campaign in the form of a substantive music video by Ferdinand & VAZ with a choreography...
Ferre Camicia 113 Takes Shape Thanks to a White Shirt & a Lily (2015) {New Perfume}
Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre turns to one of his signature sartorial designs to bottle its translatable olfactory shape in Camicia 113......
Moschino Fresh Couture Eau de Toilette: So Meta! {Fragrance News} {Fashion Notes}
Italian fashion house Moschino under the artistic leadership of Jeremy Scott have fully revived their zany streak and taste for pop culture, amplified ten times. The latest sight gag Scott has come up with is called Fresh Couture, using...
Picture from an Exhibition II: Lanvin - The Gradiva or Fashion in Action {Paris Photo} {Fashion Notes}
The Gradiva - After the Jeanne Lanvin Exhibition © Chant Wagner One of the interesting, more peripheral aspects of visiting the exhibition on Jeanne Lanvin at Palais Galliera was to see that some of the attendees were wearing fashion...