Dior s chief perfumer on how his unusual nose made him a movie star
A new film captures the Frenchman picking roses, sniffing whale vomit - and charming supermodels
François Demachy, the Perfumer-Creator of Christian Dior
Perhaps, like me, you dab a famous French scent on your wrists in the evening, without a thought for the patchouli and rose that mingle in these complex creations? Perfumes have a way of becoming very personal to us, evoking a certain memory, or a person - that’s why we feel so strongly about them, and become so loyal. We think they belong to us.