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April 30, 2008
Our Two Scents
The Flea is getting more vintagey every week--a good thing--but some of our artisans are totally holding it down.
Celle Adore, created by Jessica Cohen, sells both her own line of luxury scents inspired by 17th Century French parfumeurs, as well as stunning vintage perfume bottles from the likes of Chanel and Balenciaga. The fancy sequined tops she's also been bringing will soon be joined by some beautiful French antiques too. E2 every week.
The friendly folks from D.S. & Durga were a hit with their scents for ladies and gents at their Flea debut, and we're excited to have them back this Sunday. Cowboy Grass for guys is particularly nice, and perhaps helped snag their recent invite to a Bendel trunk show. They'll be joined by their pal Alison Kelly, an up-and-coming young clothing designer who was on Project Runway in season three. Lafayette fence, Clermont side.
Two quick notes: We'll be folding the Design*Sponge Collective into the market as a whole starting this Sunday (Alyssa Ettinger will be there in B14, and John Murphy and Foxy + Winston continue to be there every week, in B19 and B22.)
And busy as a Flea Lotta Jansdotter is taking a hiatus to promote her two new books and be a good mom. She'll be back this summer though.
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Comments
How are we defining "vintage" these days?
Posted by: guest at May 2, 2008 9:20 AM
Well, I take it that's a comment direct at my company's wares. Our collection includes flacons from the 1920's, beautiful and rare Chanel sets from the '40s and perfectly preserved, unopened bottles of historic scents like Guerlain's L'Heure Bleue, that are over 50 years old.
Not only do these pieces meet the definition of vintage, but they are appreciated by two, often overlapping groups. There are those that are fascinated by the architecture of some of the most celebrated bottles in the history of perfume. And then there are those that are in search of original scents--perfectly preserved examples of formulas that have been altered over the decades.
These "noses" are in search of olfactive history; and if an unopened bottle of perfume is rare enough, in may even end up in one of several museums in Grasse, France (the International capital of scent) devoted to preserving knowledge and history of fragrance.
We're not selling perfume from five years ago, but a curated collection full of rare and beautiful bottles and perfumes.
- Jessica Lynn Cohen, Perfumer
Celle Adore
Posted by: Celle Adore at May 2, 2008 9:54 PM
No was not a comment about the perfume, it was a genuine question about the furniture and stuff...and how we are defining antique...
Seriously.
Posted by: guest at May 4, 2008 10:31 PM
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