Museum of Decorative Arts – Paris: Shocking! The Surrealist Worlds of Elsa Schiaparelli

From July 6, 2022 to January 22, 2023, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is honoring the bold and inspiring work of Elsa Schiaparelli, an Italian designer whose inspiration was nourished by a privileged relationship with artists from the Parisian avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s. Nearly 20 years after the retrospective dedicated to him in 2004, the museum wanted to revisit his work in order to rediscover to the public his innovative fantasy, his taste for the show and his artistic modernity.

Shocking! The Surrealist Worlds of Elsa Schiaparelli, brings together 520 works including 272 costumes and fashion accessories, compared with paintings, sculptures, jewelry, perfume flacons, ceramics, posters, and photographs signed by the greatest names of the time, from Man Ray to Salvador Dalí, from Jean Cocteau to Meret Oppenheim or Elsa Triolet. This major retrospective also highlights the legacy of the Schiaparelli style with silhouettes interpreted by famous couturiers paying tribute to it: Yves Saint Laurent, Azzedine Alaïa, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Daniel Roseberry, artistic director of Schiaparelli since 2019, interprets the legacy of Elsa Schiaparelli. The exhibition is presented in the fashion galleries Christine & Stephen A. Schwarzman in a poetic and immersive scenography entrusted to Nathalie Crinière.

Maison Martin Margiela launches four new fragrances

 

Replica, which is intrinsically linked with memories, will be boosted by the addition of an oriental leather scent, a white floral aldehydic, a green vegetal scent, and a fresh ‘cologne-style’ eau de parfum. The fragrances are named ‘Dancing on the Moon’, ‘Across Sands’, ‘Soul of The Forest’ and ‘Flying’ respectively.

Maison Martin Margiela is launching four new Eau de Parfum fragrances, continuing its ‘Replica’ Eau de Toilette series, established in 2012

Each fragrance is labelled ‘Gender Anonymous’, reinforcing the house’s dedication to equality and its “non-conformist approach to society gender norms”.

The Eau de Parfum collection retains the same packaging design and bottle structure as the Eau de Toilette scents, comprising a black spray-cap apothecary bottle that signifies nightfall, the precursor to dreams and the awakening of the subconscious. An inky black cord ombré gradient effect is sprayed down the glass, while silver laboratory-style labels add a futuristic touch and reference the house’s signature ‘silverfoil’ that has appeared across both garments and accessories in creative director John Galliano’s ready-to-wear collections. The designer describes the ‘Replica’ Eau de Parfum as “Hi-fi, lo-fi, with a sci-fi finish”.

The new fragrances will launch on September 26.

John Galliano Before Midnight

Talented fashion designer John Galliano introduces its first men fragrance, Before Midnight. John Galliano Before Midnight is described as a joyful, modern and wild perfume for daring and elegant men. This fragrance boasts with an eccentric and glamorous smell that will seduce any woman. Before Midnight by John Galliano inspires an evening smell for men liking long crazy nights out with friends.

John Galliano Before Midnight promises an oriental/woody fragrance with a tantalizing and irresistible aroma. This perfume opens and impresses with green apple, white pepper and cardamom along with violet leaves, lavender and juicy plum notes. Dry amber, tonka bean, tobacco and woody tones make the final note leave a long and strong impressive of a handsome man.

John Galliano Before Midnight will be available as 50 and 100ml Eau de Toilette.

 

 

 

 

 

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Charming Edition

Famous fashion designer John Galliano launches a new thrilling, fresh and stylish perfume for women, Parlez-Moi d’Amour Charming Edition. John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Charming Edition is the new flanker to 2010’s John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour. The new Parlez-Moi d’Amour Charming Edition is eye-catching, but is not overpowering, doesn’t smell cheap, yet it will get lots of complements whenever put it on.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Charming Edition hasn’t changed too much the composition, yet it’s breathtaking freshly notes of bergamot, blueberries and ginger along with Sambac jasmine, lavender and Turkish rose will make any woman radiate. The base indulges with Indonesian patchouli, cypress and musk. Parlez-Moi d’Amour Charming Edition is an enchanting and irresistible perfume for women with powerful feminine charms.

 

It has the same bottle design as the original version, yet for this time John Galliano decorated the bottle with a beautiful pendant that can be worn as jewelry.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Charming Edition will be available in 50ml Eau de Toilette.

 

 

 

 

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Gold Edition

Famous fashion designer John Galliano is filling up its successful and delightful Parlez-Moi d’Amour Collection with one more amazing, thrilling and feminine perfume, Parlez-Moi d’Amour Gold Edition. John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Gold Edition is said to be ‘a luxurious and brilliant version which brings the wealth and the warmth of a golden sensuality’. As usual, John Galliano knows how to impress and intrigue its wearers, and this year Parlez-Moi d’Amour Gold Edition is more than just a perfume – it’s an accessory that will seduce instead of you.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Gold Edition opens with citrusy, luminous notes of raspberry, ginger and mandarin along with flowery accords of jasmine, soft and warm heliotrope and orange blossom notes that produce vanilla trail. The base drydown with accords of cypress absolute, amber and patchouli.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Gold Edition will be available in two sizes, as 50 and 80 ml Eau de Toilette.

 

 

 

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Encore

Fashion designer John Galliano launches a new perfume for women, Parlez-Moi d’Amour Encore. John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Encore is the new flanker to John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour launched in 2010. The new perfume preserves the same bottle shape as an envelope as the original perfume, yet filled with a pale purple color inspiring a romantic feeling and confidence. Parlez-Moi d’Amour Encore is a fragrance that evokes femininity, delicacy and gracefulness.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Encore is a fruity/floral fragrance touched by chypre notes created by perfumer Alienor Massenet. It opens with seductive notes of fruity and velvety notes of blueberry and mandarin along with middle romantic notes of carnal rose, iris and gardenia. The base is composed of patchouli and sandalwood.

Beautiful model Marcelina Sowa is the gorgeous face of John Galliano’s Parlez-Moi d’Amour Encore fragrance advertisement captured by the prolific Sebastian Kim.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Encore will be available as 30, 50 and 80 ml Eau de Toilette.

 

 

 

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Eau Fraiche

Parlez-Moi d’Amour Eau Fraiche is the new fresher and lighter version to 2010’s Parlez-Moi d’Amour launched by iconic fashion designer John Galliano. John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Eau Fraiche inspires more romance, more elegance, and more femininity with a breeze of pure citrus and floral notes.   

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Eau Fraiche arouses vitality, flirty and youthful emotions. It blends fresh and adventurous notes of grapefruit blossom and ginger along with accords of white roses, jasmine and white currants. The base will thrill and allure composed of fresh cypress and musk that gives this perfume a girlish character yet mysterious enough to suit a delicate woman.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Eau Fraiche is sealed in the same crystal bottle shape as the original perfume updated with an appetitive greenish color and a silver cap, and is available as 30, 50 and 80 ml Eau de Toilette.

 

 

 

 

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour

The 2^nd audacious perfume launched by famous fashion designer John Galliano is named Parlez-Moi d’Amour (Talk to Me of Love). This perfume is romantic, fresh, lovely yet touched by new tendencies. Resembling a romantic envelope, John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour is all about dreamy notes and mysterious smell. Launched in 2010 as an Eau de Toilette, it will be now re-launched as an Eau de Parfum.

Parlez-Moi d’Amour Eau de Parfum is described as being more intense, more classy and chic. It blends blueberry notes, juicy mandarin and sweet raspberry along with jasmine and Turkish rose and enriched with lavender. The base, which is almost the same, indulges with patchouli and vetiver softened with vanilla. Parlez-Moi d’Amour is fronted by American actress/model Taylor Momsen.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour has the same flacon shape as the original version, with a more intense pink color and the changed flower on its tag.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour Eau de Parfum is available in 30, 50 and 80ml.

 

 

 

 

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour

Parlez-Moi d’Amour was launched in 2010 by the fashion designer John Galliano. The perfume’s name which means ‘Speak to me about love’ invites you into a mysterious realm of temptation and intrigue.

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour was created by perfumer Aliénor Massenet as an arresting musky fragrance that shows a perfect contrast of classical look and modern smell. Parlez-Moi d’Amour will fill up any perfumery shelves as it is a fresh and sensual fragrance with a distinctive smell perfect for any wearer.  

John Galliano Parlez-Moi d’Amour is an expression of nobleness and romance thanks to its sophisticated and soft notes of juicy blueberries, scintillating ginger, bergamot and hints of flowery nouances. Perfume settles down with Turkish rose and sambac jasmine along with base notes of patchouli, cypress, and musk. Parlez-Moi d’Amour is hailed to be a perfume with most pulling power. It as if reveals a youthful story of love full of rebellious feelings. It is a spicy, romantic and yet intense perfume with a mainstay for years to come.

 

Parlez-Moi d’Amour comes in an elegant crystal bottle shaped like an envelope and stamped like a love letter. The pale pink flavor inside the flacon sparkles as if from within an allusion of a young and pure romance.

Taylor Momsen is the face and muse behind the latest John Galliano perfume. Parlez-Moi d’Amour is available as 30, 50 and 80 ml Eau de Toilette.