06 Thursday Jul 2017
Posted in Art and Scent
This is such a perfectly summery perfume advertisement that I had to post it. I don’t know anything about Princesse Isabelle, or about this fragrance, other than that it seems to be a romantic floral eau de toilette.
What I do know is that Princesse Isabelle selected a painting by Claude Monet for this ad…
21 Wednesday Jun 2017
Posted in Classes and Lectures
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Next month, I’ll be giving a presentation on the longstanding relationship between art history and perfume advertising, hosted by Think Olio at J-Walk in Manhattan. If you’re free at 7 pm on Wednesday, July 19th, and this subject intrigues you, consider joining us! Mixed drinks will be served.
You can find details and a registration link on the Think Olio website.
16 Sunday Apr 2017
Posted in Advertising and Scent
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An advertisement for 4711 Eau de Cologne, dated 1928. That’s a lot of leg for a religious feast day, no? but I agree that 4711 is an excellent gift for any occasion.
12 Wednesday Apr 2017
Posted in Advertising and Scent
It seems like the right time of year to look at a vintage perfume advertisement like this one!
This is an ad for three perfumes by Lancôme: Flèches (“Arrows”), Tropiques, and Marrakech. It’s dated 1948 and its illustration was created by E-M. Pérot.
27 Monday Mar 2017
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Art and perfume are two of my longtime passions, and I love exploring the points where they meet. Over the coming weeks and months, I’ll be posting a series of observations about perfume advertising’s coy and clever relationship with art history.
This image, a magazine ad for Coty’s fragrance Muse (1946), was created by illustrator Carl “Eric” Erickson. Who knows what this muse is whispering into that stylish woman’s ear in a room overlooking the Place Vendôme?
