SCENT NOTES: ‘TOM OF FINLAND’ BY ETAT LIBRE D’ORANGE By CHANDLER BURR

13th November 2010, 8:27 pm

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“Tom of Finland”
Etat Libre d’Orange
100ml: $93

http://www.henribendel.com/

For the avant garde and frequently bewildering house of Etat Libre d’Orange – a label known for obliterating boundaries and honoring art for art’s sake – creating a perfume inspired by the Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen’s gay male pornographic drawings seems like a natural choice.

Indeed, it is practically mandatory. Founded by the olfactory gallerist Etienne de Swardt, Etat bears the motto “Le parfum est mort, vive le parfum!” – promising the death of perfume as we know it, and the arrival of something new. Etat has delivered on this promise: consistently, startlingly, salaciously, delightfully, disgustingly, brilliantly…more

Published: 13th November 2010

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