Thursday, April 16, 2015

Opium by Yves Saint Laurent c1977

Opium was launched in 1977 by designer Yves Saint Laurent. In association with Squibb Corporation, who owned the Lanvin-Charles of the Ritz subsidiary who handled the Yves Saint Laurent fragrance division. It was created by perfumers Jean Amic and Jean-Louis Sieuzac of Roure after 30 tries to get it right.  



Monday, February 2, 2015

Y by Yves Saint Laurent c1964

Y by Yves Saint Laurent: launched in 1964. Created by Jean Amic and Jacqueline Couturier. 'Y' is properly pronounced in the French manner ‘Ee-grek’.