uh oh Duchaufour

[gimmegreen]

I suppose he is only following the money, like most others:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ctator-come-up-smelling-of-roses-8210902.html

 

[hedonist222]

So his other perfumes were made for free then?

 

[gimmegreen]

So his other perfumes were made for free then?

Not suggesting that at all. He is in a position to choose whom he works for though, being one of the brightest stars of the current perfumers' firmament.
Also, thought this article may have been of some interest to some on this forum...

 

[rubegon]

All perfumers follow the money I assume. So do I in my work. It seems Duchaufour is willing to work for tyrants' spoiled daughters to get it.

 

[Marais]

Quite a stomach-turning read. Thanks for posting.

 

[30 Roses]

Strange and incomprehensible. Not an association I would want.

 

[Plaisir]

Strange and incomprehensible. Not an association I would want.

Same here.

 

[iodine]

I've just finished reading the Italian version of this article, on the homepage of most known daily newspaper in Italy Corriere della Sera. I wish I'd found a perfumer's name in a better circumstance!

I find it, at the very least, sad and vulgar.
Sad, because BD is acting just like one of those "talented" young girls, very popular in my country during Berlusconi's regime, selling himself to the best offerer, no matter how compromised and publicly evil .
Vulgar, because the choices of the lady in question seems to convey all the cheapness and squalor of a certain way of being a woman, and the idea of BD thinking that this is "femininity and sensuality"...

PS: there seem to be also a man fragrance...

http://www.uznews.net/news_single.php?lng=en&cid=33&nid=20981

 

[Guest 3]

That was disturbing. Also disturbing: the report that Sting for a seven figure fee agreed to sit beside the daughter at a fashion show. I wonder whether this is true? :huh:

 

[dusttdust]

Same here.

+1 Wonder if maybe he didn't have so much of a choice....

 

[furrypine]

Certainly in poor taste, the money must have been very, very good. Duchaufour is the darling of so many of the perfeume blogs that this story will not get much mention; they don't want to miss out of future interviews or exclusive pre-launch samples.

 

[Al Gae]

Assuming that Sting did indeed get seven figures for an evening of his time, one can only imagine what Mr. Duchaufuor was paid to create something more than a lasting memory. I imagine you'd be hard-pressed to find a perfumer who wouldn't undertake such an assignment for a million dollars or more!

 

[les*lucioles]

All perfumers follow the money I assume. So do I in my work. It seems Duchaufour is willing to work for tyrants' spoiled daughters to get it.

I agree. I don't think it's much different from any other luxury company dealing with custom orders coming from the same clientele, the only difference being that they're discreet about it.

Might be slightly OT, but it reminds me of all the pop stars getting six figures pay for singing a couple of songs at a random dictator's event. Not that far back, Britney Spears got a $1 mil paycheck for a wedding gig of a corrupt government official in neighbouring Kazakhstan. Not surprisingly, any kind of photography was strictly forbidden.

 

[hednic]

Interesting. Thanks for the link.

 

[HORNS]

The more important question: would you hit it?

Seriously, though, Duchaufour is making money in the same way Hermes, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, etc have over the decades when kleptocrats from Africa and all over the world have arrived in Paris and paid massive amounts of blood money for services and goods rendered.

 

[Al Gae]

The more important question: would you hit it?

For a million bucks? Sure would!

 

[catnip_too]

If this is true, it is certainly disappointing. He is certainly in a position to choose whom and what values he represents. Perhaps I am displaying my complete naivete, but I believe that even in business, there is room for ethics and personal responsibility.

 

[Sugandaraja]

Honestly, Eau d'Italie scents like Baume Au Doge, Sienna L'Hiver, and and Bois d'Ombrie already smell like they belong to a prisoner-boiling dictator, I'm just sorry reality caught up with the portraiture.

 

[LA2000]

Profoundly disappointing. If this were the 1930's, I guess Duchaufour wouldn't have had a problem concocting something for Eva Braun or Leni Riefenstahl. How else to afford your third vacation home!?

We'd like to think that success affords us to live our principles to the fullest and without any compromise.

And sadly, perhaps he is.

Love his work but no company should touch this man with a 10 foot pole. There are some things more important than perfume.

 

[alfarom]

Not suggesting that at all. He is in a position to choose whom he works for though, being one of the brightest stars of the current perfumers' firmament.

Exactly

I've just finished reading the Italian version of this article, on the homepage of most known daily newspaper in Italy Corriere della Sera. I wish I'd found a perfumer's name in a better circumstance!

I find it, at the very least, sad and vulgar.
Sad, because BD is acting just like one of those "talented" young girls, very popular in my country during Berlusconi's regime, selling himself to the best offerer, no matter how compromised and publicly evil .
Vulgar, because the choices of the lady in question seems to convey all the cheapness and squalor of a certain way of being a woman, and the idea of BD thinking that this is "femininity and sensuality"...

PS: there seem to be also a man fragrance...

http://www.uznews.net/news_single.php?lng=en&cid=33&nid=20981

Exactly

Strange and incomprehensible. Not an association I would want.

Exactly. Bad move Mr. Duchaufour.

Exactly!