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.