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The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 09/03/10 (Of Lanvin, Fast Fashion and Social Media)

September 3, 2010

Pardon me if this week’s round-up comes across as a bit scattered, but I can’t think for all the screaming. You see, fast-fashion chain retailer H&M announced that its latest PR blitz designer collaboration was going to be with Lebanese born Alber Elbaz of uber-riche French label Lanvin. The resulting response among the not-so-riche (yet [...]

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The Artisan Series: Andy Tauer (Part 2)

August 10, 2010

It’s an interesting experience to write about Andy Tauer, as my comments section usually crackles with an extra jolt of energy in response. The deep personal loyalty that Mr. Tauer elicits from his customers is more than just breathless desire for the latest status symbols pushed by affiliate-heavy fashion sites (i.e. “The top ten Fall [...]

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Natural Perfumer Mandy Aftel at Essenza in Seattle

April 25, 2010

Driving on our way to meet Mandy Aftel, who was appearing at Essenza in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle on Saturday, April 24th, Louise and I were talking about Aftel’s website and how we thought it could use a bit of a revamp. “She was mentioned by Forbes magazine as one of the top seven [...]

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Quick Sniffs: Maison Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme, Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris, Sonoma Scent Studio Incense Pure, Soivohle’ Studio Sonoran Leather

April 5, 2010

1.) MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN APOM POUR HOMME: I tested this directly after my two week stint with L’Eau Serge Lutens, and the similarities were striking. Both sparkle, both are “fresh” in a bright, sunny and clean kind of way, with APOM Pour Homme even exhibiting a bit of that sweetened anise note that I detected [...]

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Photos: Liz Zorn (Soihovle Naturals) Oudh Lacquer

October 7, 2009

Have you ever read a review of something — a movie, a car, an art show, a fragrance — and thought to yourself, “A-ha! That’s exactly what I was thinking . . . without even realizing I was thinking it!” That’s how I felt when I read the Perfume Posse review for Liz Zorn’s Oudh [...]

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Liz Zorn Perfumes: Oudh Lacquer

September 21, 2009

Yes, I fully admit it — I’ve been on an oud kick lately, but that may reflect more the quality of the oud fragrances now becoming available to the Western consumer than any kind of innate desire to plunge my nose into smoky, wood-grained goodness. Christopher Voigt sums it up nicely when he writes at [...]

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Fashion Industry News Roundup: 09/18/09

September 18, 2009

1.) It’s the End of New York Fashion Week, and I Feel Fine:“I lost count of the number of times I heard the words ‘uncertainty’ or ‘caution’ from a fashion designer this week and what this really meant was, ‘I have no idea if anyone will be buying clothes next season, or if I’ll be [...]

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Crates, Plates and Daybreak Violins

July 4, 2009

We finally got our dishes yesterday, so we were able to have our first sit-down meal at home (we’ve been eating out for weeks — terrible on both the budget and the wardrobe/waistline). We found a very simple tableware design in ceramic from a brand called Heath Ceramics — I don’t think I’ve ever been [...]

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Tauer Perfumes Une Rose Chyprée (photos, review and a giveaway)

May 21, 2009

Mr. Tauer has created quite an uproar among the . . . well, easily uproarable perfume blogging crowd with the upcoming release of his Une Rose Chyprée. For the intensely nose-focused crowd, there’s always the search for something new, something exciting, something worth sniffing one’s self up into a lather about, and a new release [...]

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Less Is More: Packaging for the New Fragrance Consumer

May 5, 2009

I received an email from Neil Morris Fragrances yesterday, announcing that they were launching a new bottle size for their Neil Morris Vault series: “During the past year, we have discovered that most of the people who purchase a Vault fragrance actually purchase multiple fragrances. And we had many requests to offer the scents in [...]

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Soivohle'

The Luxury & Fashion Biz: 09/03/10 (Of Lanvin, Fast Fashion and Social Media)

The Artisan Series: Andy Tauer (Part 2)

Natural Perfumer Mandy Aftel at Essenza in Seattle

Quick Sniffs: Maison Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme, Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d’Iris, Sonoma Scent Studio Incense Pure, Soivohle’ Studio Sonoran Leather

Photos: Liz Zorn (Soihovle Naturals) Oudh Lacquer

Liz Zorn Perfumes: Oudh Lacquer

Fashion Industry News Roundup: 09/18/09

Crates, Plates and Daybreak Violins

Tauer Perfumes Une Rose Chyprée (photos, review and a giveaway)

Less Is More: Packaging for the New Fragrance Consumer

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