Lucien Lelong, No. 7, 60 ml. or 2 oz. Flacon, Parfum Extrait, 1950, Paris, France ..

Lucien Lelong belongs to an elite pantheon of French designers who, in the early 20th century, became instrumental in shaping the world of haute couture for decades to come. Among his contemporaries were Chanel, Worth, Patou, Lanvin and Schiaparelli, each of whom has left an indelible mark on fashion.

Lucien Lelong was born in Paris on October 11, 1889, the son of Arthur and Valentine Lelong. In 1921, he opened the fashion house of Lucien Lelong. Success seemed to come to him overnight. In 1924, he left the Madeleine district to settle at 16 Avenue Matignon in Paris and started his perfume company. Believing perfume to be an essential part of a woman's dress, the designer in 1924 established the Société des Parfums Lucien Lelong, experimenting with fragrance using very modern, luxury presentations. Lelong eventually had shops in London and New York.

Harper's Bazaar - Volume 84, 1950: "Straight from Paris, in plain brown wrappings and the simplest bottles he could find, come Lucien Lelong's latest perfumes .. No. 6 is a spicy floral; No. 7, rich and worldly .. both have been balanced and aged in the Lelong vats for years."

Launched in 1950, Lucien Lelong's No. 7 is a soft suede-like woody chypre Sitting on the pillars of chypre's traditional barks and mosses, patchouli, oak moss and labdanum, is a combination of dominant woody notes and that produce a very opulent and intensive scent. It is classified as a floral perfume and was described as a "subtle yet provocative" rich and worldly floral bouquet perfume.

Top notes are Citrus, Lemon, Orange, and Neroli
Middle notes are Oak Moss, Labdanum, Patchouli, and Cedar
Base notes are Sandalwood, Vetiver, and Resins

Offered here is 2 oz. bottle of Lucien Lelong's No. 7 in its original box. It is not longer sealed, and some has leaked into the box previously and some may have also evaporated. One of Lelong's masterpieces, so delicious, intoxicating and now very rare.