Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum (through next February) draws largely on the museum’s own impressive holdings of the work of Cristobal Balenciaga, the Spanish-born designer who worked his way up from tailor’s apprentice to renowned couturier—first in his native country and then, as Spain was strafed by a devastating Civil War, … Read More →
The museum gathered major players in French and international perfume industry. PARIS: The Grand Musee de Parfum, Paris’ first perfume museum, opened its doors, inviting visitors to discover perfume history through a quite innovative sensory and olfactory exhibition. The Grand Musee du Parfum, which opened for public on Friday, is created after noting the absence … Read More →
A town house in the chic eighth arrondissement in Paris, just around the corner from the Elysée Palace, will house Le Grand Musée du Parfum, a new perfume museum. “The project came naturally – France stands for good perfume,” said Sandra Armstrong, managing director of the museum. “We felt that a comprehensive museum, developed by historians, odor … Read More →