Vogue Nippon fashion editor-at-large Anna Della Russo, who has reportedly become a style icon in her own right, will launch her debut fragrance, Beyond, in time for Christmas.
The new scent will feature notes of almond and vanilla, and will come in a golden shoe. I will update with details as they’re available, or you can read more on her blog. (via wwd)
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Wow, that will be a strong competitor to the new Mugler when it comes to outright weird bottles. Fortunately, I am not tempted at all…
It’s up there in the top 10.
I can’t imagine the costs involved for a bottle like that.
Bottles can be deceptive…
I can find some middle-eastern inspired perfume bottles for not that much money here in Buenos Aires (and imports here are usually heavily taxed)
It does look complicated at first look.
I’m intrigued by this woman.. could she be the next “Nuclear Wintour”?? hehehehhee
I will google her a bit.
Almonds and vanilla sounds nice as long as it doesn´t smell sickeningly sweet
No idea.
I suppose if I was a “shoe person” I might find the bottle adorable or some such….but I’m pretty much a white-leather-Nike kinda girl and thus you can understand why I’d find the bottle to be, ummm….OBNOXIOUS. But they’ve used two of the magic words: Almond & Vanilla so maybe I’ll get a chance to sample…and if I like it I guess I’ll have to hope there’s “tester” bottles somewhere!
I’d love to know if that’s a real factice, or just a picture of what might possibly some day be the bottle. We’ll see.
Unfortunately, with most bottles I’ve come across all the fancy glittery parts are usually metalized plastic and pretty tacky in person. So if this is a factice for the photo op , then it might not be so bad. Generally I prefer bottles that have a solid feel and the quiet elegance of heavy glass, but that’s just me.
I *am* a shoe person, and it does nothing for me. I want shoes, not things shaped like shoes.
Tell it sistah!
I dont think they should put that chin on an advertisement. Its taking up too much valuable space.
or perhaps they could’ve found a picture that made her look less like she’s having intestinal pain…
Ouch.
Aww come on, she’s a style icon (supposedly), not a model. I like that she is fronting her own product.
I wonder if this is part of a trend, will we see Eau Anna Wintour before Christmas? And Vogue has 18 editions, we could soon see Vogue Italia,Taiwan and Russia in bottles. Though the only editor-fragrance I would eagerly await would be of US Vogue creative director Grace Coddington, now THAT would be something!
I’m totally with you on the Eau de Grace Coddington!
She could call it “Grace Notes”! HA! OK, I’ll stop now…
I think that’s a great name actually. Hmm how about Grace and Le Labo, would that be a good fit? Le Labo Grace Notes 27. You hear us Vogue? Have it ready for launch in September 2011
Oh, yes PLEASE! Are you listening Etat Libre?
Excepts. Can’t you see Grace screwing up her face and laughing at the person that suggests this to her?
OMG, I’m so glad I’m not the only Grace fan! She’s the only reason I subscribe to Vogue. I would admittedly buy a perfume with her name on it.
I love how Grace handles Nulcear Wintour (see “The September Issue”). She is one of my idols. I love her style (yup, even the hair… *especially* the hair!) and I would jump all over an ELd’O scent from her. Le Labo…I like their fragrances, but not their attitude so much. And she loves cats.
I’d also like to see what kinda of fragrance Hamish Bowles would put his name behind.
Almond and vanilla are two of my fave notes, especially when blended i.e. Lea, Alessandro, Lady Evangeline, Strenesse etc. The bottle doesn’t sound very appealing, so if the price is ridiculous, I’ll simply go back to my old stand-by almond frags. But if it isn’t, I’ll definitely try it.
Too soon to tell…I don’t know who is making or distributing it. If anyone.
Oh, Robin: “has reportedly become a style icon in her own right”
That “has reportedly” cracks me up!
You can see lots of pictures of her in her new favorite see-through lace dresses over on The Sartorialist., whether or not she is an icon.
Well, many of the articles I read on this subject seemed to assume she was a household name. I don’t think so. Probably more accurate to say she is a household name among fashion bloggers.
Oh I totally agree! What cracked me up was your deft skewering of the hype with a single, accurate phrase. It’s the kind of thing I never would have noticed when I started reading, but now it makes me laugh out loud…
Just one more reason we all keep coming back.
I’ve no idea who this is really, but I like the shoe bottle.
For a fashion guru she seems to have a rather dainty taste…except in dogs. Why is it I wonder that the more exuberant people always own the most timid, depressed looking pets?
Lisa – I was thinking the same thing (not really knowing anything about her) – if she is so wicked good at fashion, then why is her fragrance so boring? A golden slipper with vanilla in it. Woo – hoo.
My friend looovves her.
I actually started reading NST again waiting for this to be posted so I could pass more information on to her.
but she reads her blog so I suppose she’s already seen this and I won’t get to be the ~*messenger*~
That bottle reminds me of a Christmas ornament.
Krokodilegena, I am glad you returned! I like your posts as I find them brutally honest, funny and acid (in a good way).
What is life without some spice??
Welcome back.
Hear, hear! Welcome back, krokodilgena. I, too, missed your spikiness!
We all need a break from the blogs though, right? Lest we go a-koo-koo!
My fav almond vanilla powder fragrnace in Montale’s Powder Flowers – pretty nice stuff if you like almonds, etc. I don’t know who this woman is, but that is not saying much. These days I’d recognized TIgger Sport or Eau d’Elmo or Zoe Eau Fraiche…… I can take or leave bottles (except Chamade extrait), so I don’t really care about the bottle. I’m with Daisy above: give me a nice easily stored glass brick. Nothing but empty vintage bottles sit on top my dresser.
I vote for Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum L’Eau Poudree for almond vanilla powder. I like that stuff much more that I ever thought possible!
That’s super pretty too! I have a decant of that somewhere in my gi-normous pile! I’ll have to fish it out!
I like the smell of vanilla and almonds, but it isn’t the kind of thing I like to wear…so maybe I could use this as a room spray and then when its all gone I can attach a hook to the bottle and use it as a Christmas tree ornament.
Sounds like a good but expensive plan to me!
Hmmm…I love shoes (almost as much as I love scents) and I’m partial to gourmand scents in winter…I might have to look into this!
I think that bottle has a place on the fantasy vanity of every professional drag queen in the universe.
Doh! There I was looking for the “like” button again. lol
Nice!
It’s confirmed–i’m a drag queen!