Collection Composition

The collection currently consists of 415 bottles spanning 65 unique houses and eight countries. A total of 51% of these pieces were designed in France, which is not surprising given my long history of working for French houses. The remaining pieces hail from England, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and the United Arab Emirates. A total of 393 of these fragrances were launched since 1970, 95% of the collection. But some were launched during eras long before that. For example, two by the house of Guerlain were launched in the mid- to late-1800s: Eau de Cologne Imperiale and Eau de Cologne de Coq. Also present is Guerlain’s L’Heure Bleue launched in 1912, Acqua di Parma’s Colonia launched in 1916, Guerlain’s Mitsouko launched in 1919, Chanel’s №5 launched in 1921, Guerlain’s Shalimar launched in 1925, Chanel’s №22 launched in 1928 and Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps launched in 1948. The 1950s are represented by Estée Lauder’s Youth Dew launched in 1953 and Guerlain’s Vetiver launched in 1959. In addition, Givenchy’s 2018 reinterpretation of its classic 1957 fragrance L’Interdit is present. And finally, the 1960s are represented by Yves Saint Laurent’s fragrance Y launched in 1964, Guerlain’s Habit Rouge launched in 1965, Dior’s Eau Sauvage launched in 1966 (the house’s first fragrance designed for men), and Guerlain’s Chamade launched in 1969. As for overall launch timeframes, 15% of the collection was launched since 2020, 32% in the 2010s, 24% in the 2000s, 14% in the 1990s, 6% in the 1980s, 4% in the 1970s and 5% in the 1960s and before.