“No-perfume” perfume is back, but with a youthful twist. CreditEric Helgas for The New York Times When Virgil Abloh, the creative director of Off-White (and longtime collaborator with Kanye West), decided to introduce his first perfume, he had only one request: He wanted it to smell like nothing. Well, almost nothing. Mr. Abloh envisioned a fragrance Read More →

A glass perfume bottle. TOOKAPIC / PUBLIC DOMAIN THERE’S A LINE IN GEORGE du Maurier’s novel Peter Ibbetson that perfectly encapsulates the relationship between odor and memory. Near the beginning of the story, the titular protagonist describes his childhood in France and scrupulously details the aromas of Paris. “For scents, like musical sounds, are rare sublimaters of the essence Read More →