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Jean Paul Gaultier

Classique

1993OrientalEDPFrance

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Editorial notes

  1. 01

    A powdery vanilla floral oriental Gaultier conceived as his debut feminine, with the playful claim that it would become a classic baked into the name.

  2. 02

    Gaultier referenced his grandmother's powder room and the cone-bra corset he had designed for Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition tour.

  3. 03

    The female-torso flacon wearing a pink corset is sold inside an aluminium tin can, a packaging motif Gaultier had used in his couture collections since 1980.

  4. 04

    Composed by Jacques Cavallier in 1993 around star anise, orange blossom and pear over an ylang-tuberose-iris heart with a vanilla-amber base.

Dossier

Edition · 000

Status · Active.

A powdery vanilla floral oriental.

Composed by
Jacques Cavallier
Founder
Jean Paul Gaultier
Country
France

The pyramid

Top
star aniseorange blossomrosemandarinpearbergamot
Heart
ylang-ylanggingertuberoseirisplum
Base
vanillaambermuskcinnamonsandalwood

The brief

Gaultier referenced his grandmother's powder-room and the corsetry of his couture, especially the cone-bra corset he designed for Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition Tour.

NameSimply 'Classique', Gaultier's playful claim that his debut feminine fragrance would become a classic.

The flacon

Glass flacon shaped as a female torso wearing a pink corset, presented inside a tin can.

Footnotes

  • Classique is sold inside an aluminium tin can, a packaging motif Gaultier had used in his couture collections since 1980.

The Curator's Note

Madonna's cone bra, now in scent form, packaged in a tin can.

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