SCENTSable Notes

Some of the most memorable advertisements I see are for perfumes.  Fun, luxurious, emotional, and electrifying, they evoke great tradition.  When I smell the drops of perfume smashed between the folds of a magazine I am immediately taken back to a memory.  With Chanel No. 5 I am completely eraptured with thoughts of my grandmother who wore it for decades.  She always smelled of Chanel and upheld the scent with her amazing style and charisma.  Not only do these advertisements take us to memories or places with the scents they hold, they also inspire us and stylize our lives by featuring models, actresses, giant bottles, animals and more.  With each scent a personality is born, it is a huge decision to make and the perfumers and advertisers know this, making the advertisements reflect the woman who would were it perfectly, by showing her with a little added aspiration, charisma, sensuality, or craze!  So take a  look a some of my more recently favorite perfume advertisements and decide which woman you are!

Glamourous, sexy, confident, feminine

Young, elegant, darling, and beautiful

Stylish, simple, comfortable, luxurious, clean

Rebellious, youthful, easy, edgy

Pretty, girly, sweet, and happy

Quirky, daring, loud, and trendy

At the Ritz Paris

This is one of the most glamourous, inspiring and mesmerizing photoshoots that I have come across. Before closing its doors for renovations the RITZ PARIS allowed Kate Moss, Vogue and Haute Couture to enter and amaze.  Photographer Tim Walker,  hairdresser Julien d'Ys, makeup artist Stephane Marais, set designer Andy Hillman and Vogue orchestrated and envisioned this stunning masterpiece of fashion art.  The hotel is known for hosting some of the worlds most famous fashion shows and a favorite of iconic designers including Coco Chanel, Oscar De La Renta, Gianni Versace, and Karl Lagerfeld. Prepare to be enraptured!

"For three decades, Coco Chanel called the hotel her home. Here, the bedroom of the suite named for her. Armani Privé sequined embroidered flared bustier dress." Vogue.com

Kate moss wears Diors teiered silk evening gown in this magnificant bold red in the Imperial Suite salon

"A cornflower-blue dress by Sarah Burton, reminiscent of 1950s couture, plays on proportion and contrast: nipped-in waist and voluminous skirt; flat jacquard against exploding lace. Alexander McQueen lace bustier jacquard dress and lace boots, made forVogue. Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklace. Headpiece created by Julien d’Ys." Vogue.com

Kate Moss wears Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci. A smooth silk organza blouse with delicate paillettes and crystals, silk knit tank, silk cady skirt with zipper detail, and crystal jewelry.  All topped of with Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci gloves.

The Ritz always recognized for its impeccable and immeasurable service impresses even Kate Moss during her stay.  Here she dazzles us wearing a Dior Haute Couture silk embroidered gown and a masterful headpiece created by Julien d'Ys

"Giambattista Valli sent out a cinched draped-shoulder goddess dress in 'a color so deep, so intense, you can almost smell it—like bougainvillea on the Mediterranean coast.' Giambattista Valli Haute Couture silk dress and necklace." Vogue.com

Kate Moss in the hotel lounge wearing an Alexis Mabille Haute Couture burnished lamé dress and hat.

"Karl Lagerfeld took over the first-floor-spanning Imperial Suite, seen here, for his 1996 couture collection. Chanel Haute Couture embroidered organza flower coat and pumps." Vogue.com

"Moss, in the bathroom of the Coco Chanel Suite, wears a petal-like cocktail dress and cape, inspired by a 1960 design, from a pink-and-silver cloque lamé created by Cristóbal Balenciaga. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière dress and cape, made for Vogue,and ankle boots. Boucheron bracelet." Vogue.com
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Print and Pattern: Mary Katrantzou & Diane Von Furstenbeg

The combination of unique vivid shapes full of color can redefine an outfit. In my opinion the two best designers at exploring print and pattern are Mary Katrantzou & Diane Von Furstenberg.  Each has a unique way of dressing the body with prints, developing new artworks to be transferred to fabric and then cut into garments.  They have trademarks that define their looks, each is distinctly unique and vibrant.

This Fall Mary Katrantzou made a new name for herself by creating groundbreaking digital prints and artworks for her Fall 2012 collection. Because of her ability to transform everyday objects into works of art on fabric she has been featured in every fashion publication concerning the season.  She has truly redefined the digital age of printing in fashion by exploring its every option & taking advantage of the vivid detail that technology allows.

“I wanted to use waves of color in this collection—but taken from things you use in everyday life,” said Mary Katrantzou

"For this season Katrantzou has been orchestrating the third of her surreal fantasias about domestic surroundings. In her computer—she’s the Leonardo of Photoshop—Katrantzou set out on a color-coded regimentation of cutlery, coat hangers, old-fashioned typewriters, telephone dials, ceramic taps, as well as the contents of desks, which sent her off (hence the pens and pencils)." Sarah Mower

  

More of a legend than a rising and evolving star is Diane Von Furstenberg, the queen of print and color since the mid 70's.  She has had a constant success for color combination, luxurious materials, and discovering and evoking the essence of beauty in the women she dresses.  An advocate of several philanthropic groups including Vital Voices, and an author of several books, she is a well rounded women who will continue to enhance our world with pattern and perfection.

Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2008

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Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2009. 

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Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2012 

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Diane von Furstenberg Fall 2012 

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Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2012 

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Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2012 

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Diane is married to Barry Diller. She has two children, Alexander and Tatiana, and three grandchildren. With all of her successes, Diane happily maintains, “Children are my greatest creation.” DVF.com