Jeanne Lanvin, Scandal, Leathery Chypre, 30 ml. or 1 oz. Flacon, Parfum Extrait, 1931, 1950, Paris, France ..

The story of the house of Lanvin started with the founder of the fashion house, the milliner Jeanne Lanvin, who was born on the 1st of January of 1867 in Paris, and was the eldest of 11 children born to the poor family of Bernard-Constant Lanvin and Sophie-Blanche. Luckily for them, Jeanne's grandfather, Jacques-Firmin Lanvin, was friends with Victor Hugo who helped them along every way he could.

At the age of 13, Jeanne entered the workforce as a seamstress and milliner. As the years passed, her work became greatly admired, and she earned her apprenticeship at Félix and later at Cordeau's, working in Barcelona. Upon returning to Paris, Jeanne Lanvin became mistress of her own affairs, and she founded her own millinery fashion house at rue du Marché Saint-Honoré. Her next address upon expanding her headquarters would be 16 rue Boissy d’Anglais, while the final destination for her business, still standing to this day, is at 22, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

Lanvin Scandal was launched 1931 as a leather chypre fragrance. The nose behind this fragrance is Andre Fraysse.

Top notes are Bergamot, Lemon, Neroli, Mandarin, and Clary Sage
Heart notes are Leather, Iris, Rose, and Ylang Ylang
Base notes are Incense, Oak Moss, Vanilla, Vetiver, and Benzoin

Offered here is a rare one ounce flacon, which has never been used and has no evaporation. The string has not been broken, and it does not appear to have ever been opened or used.be used. I had to remove the outer cellophane wrapper to photograph it. It is now so hard to find, that its rarity generates a higher price.