13 Tuesday Jun 2017
Posted in Art and Scent
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Last week I took a “busman’s holiday” and spent an afternoon going to museums. The Cooper-Hewitt was on my list because I wanted to catch the temporary exhibition The “Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.”
I had already happily wandered through rooms and rooms of radios, jewelry, textiles, architectural renderings, and furniture, when I spied a small but rich selection of perfume bottles. Here are my snapshots…They’re not great, but they give an idea of what I saw.
10 Monday Apr 2017
Posted in Classes and Lectures, Perfume Bottles
Lusha Nelson for VOGUE, December 1934
On May 18, 2017, I’ll be teaching a one-night class called “Iconic Perfume Bottles” at the Brooklyn Brainery. We’ll be looking at classic perfume bottle designs through the lenses of perfumery, design history, and cultural context.
You can learn more about the class (and register!) here.
23 Thursday Mar 2017
Posted in Classes and Lectures
In January I gave a lecture on classic perfumes from 1950 to 2000. It was organized by Think Olio and hosted by ad agency Chandelier Creative at their SoHo headquarters, as a follow-up to a lecture that I’d given in November covering famous perfumes from 1890-1950. It was a wonderful opportunity to share my obsession with perfume history and its intersections with fashion, art, and popular culture, and I enjoyed every minute.
Chandelier followed up my lecture with an interview (also about iconic fragrances) that they posted on their website. I posted a link to Part 1 a few days ago; you can read Part 2 here.
Visual via Chandelier Creative.
20 Monday Mar 2017
Posted in Classes and Lectures
Back in November, I gave a lecture on classic perfumes from 1890 to 1950. It was organized by the dynamic duo behind Think Olio and hosted by very cool ad agency Chandelier Creative at their SoHo headquarters. I was joined by lots of smart and curious people who wanted to know more about iconic fragrances and their social context. We had fun, if I dare say so myself!
Chandelier followed up my lecture with an interview (also about iconic fragrances) that they posted on their website. You can read Part 1 here.
Visual via Chandelier Creative.
