Jean Patou, 1000, 15 ml. or 0.5 oz. Flacon, Parfum Extrait, Limited Edition, 1972, Paris, France ..

When couturier Jean Patou arrived on the Paris scene, in the 1920s, the world was changing .. especially for women. No longer corseted, bound by convention or whalebone ‘stays’, there was a spirit of freedom in the air .. and Jean Patou captured it.

He was born in 1887, in Normandy, where Jean Patou‘s father was a renowned leather tanner, known for his bookbinding skills. And it was his father who taught Jean Patou all about color.

After going to work for an uncle in the fur trade, Jean Patou launched his own venture as a dressmaker and furrier, moving into tailoring. And in 1914, just before the war broke out, he established his own couture house. Sadly, his first collection had to be mothballed: Jean Patou left Paris to serve as a captain in the French Zouave regiment, fighting as far afield as Anatolia. But in 1919, Patou returned to Paris, and did indeed launch a collection, including long-waisted shepherdess dresses. He became famous for ‘sportif chic’ .. clothes designed to move, to flutter, to flirt gorgeously .. and to show off brazenly bare legs, in short hemlines.

In 1922 .. a slight career sidetrack, perhaps .. Jean Patou opened a nightclub, with fellow designer Edward Molyneux. It was named Le Jardin de Ma Soeur (My Sister's Garden). The highly social writer Anita Loos called it ‘the most elegant place in which to greet the Paris dawn'.

From 1925, Jean Patou was also creating the most desirable of perfumes. His debut perfumes were designed to complement women with a particular hair colour: Que Sais-Je? was for brunettes, Amour Amour was for blondes, and Adieu Sagesse was for redheads. In 1927, Jean Patou also delighted women with the introduction of Huile de Chaldée, the world’s first suntan oil.

1000 by Jean Patou is a Floral fragrance for women, and was launched in 1972. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean Kerleo. "Although Jean Patou’s fame owes much to its 1930s bombshell JOY, '1000' packs as much old-school glamour as a reasonable person could take, making it both beautiful and interesting. It was produced as a limited edition, so not much of it remains.

'1000' is from the generation of perfumes that followed the dictum of “more is more,” and you have to be prepared for it. You have to like the starchy crinkle of aldehydes, the buttery richness of rose and iris, the heft of creamy woods, and the inky darkness of oakmoss. It skimps on nothing, which makes it both fun and challenging.

'1000' has an unpromising opening of strong aldehydes and green, crushed leaf notes, which smells lovely and old-fashioned. But this phase is soon taken over by the dark violets and sandalwood, which give '1000' a soft, rich feel. The longer the perfume stays on your skin, the more layers it develops, and at some point, you no longer notice the individual notes. '1000' smells the way Muscat wine tastes .. golden, spicy and warm."

Top notes are Osmanthus, Violet, and Apricot
Heart notes are Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Rose, and Geranium
Base notes are Sandalwood, Patchouli, and Oak

Offered here is a beautiful pristine bottle of this gorgeous, rich, feminine scent. Never opened and in its original velvet presentation case, this is a beautiful collectible perfume that is becoming more and more rare to find. Inner and outer boxes are in tact. Divine ..