During a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, I chanced upon an exhibit of exquisitely beautiful super-heroine costumes. (There are some super heroes too, but that is another story — these MMA essays are fascinating). The designs i…
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Super-heroines and the Senses
May 11th, 2008 — , Bandit, Midnight Violet, Shalimar, jolie madame, mitsouko from Lucy @ indieperfumes
The Case of the Jolie-Laide Madame
February 13th, 2008 — Balmain, Review, germaine cellier, getrude stein, jolie madame, leather series, review from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears”.~Getrude Stein
It is perhaps fitting that a review of Jolie Madame, the leathery fragrance by Germain Cellier created for couturier Pierre Balmain in 1953 should start with a quote by one of his famous clients who graced this perfume with her preference over others. Like Stein herself, Jolie Madame bypasses jolie (=pretty)
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February 7th, 2008 — 1950s, Balenciaga, Balmain, Fashion, cabochard, doblis, jolie madame, leather series from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
After the ravages of WWII, which brought real emancipation to women through their en masse contribution to the workforce and the uniformity of vote throughout the western world, people were now free to revert to more conservative models of life. In that regard, fashion and its cultural sensibilities that pertain to fragrances followed suit. Women craved glamour and style after the privasions of
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