Christian Dior, Eau Sauvage, 'Wild Water', 200 ml. or 6.8 oz. Flacon, Eau de Toilette, 1966, 1990, Paris, France ..

As design careers go, Christian Dior‘s didn’t start well. His parents, who lived in a grand villa on the Normandy coast, refused to let him attend a school of fine arts, telling him that it wouldn’t help him find a real job. He kept his parents quiet, initially, by enrolling for Paris’s Institute of Political Sciences, but little did his parents realise that this was also a door to Paris’s exotic night-life.

Dior drifted happily into the company of artists and writers who later went on to become among the greatest of their time, painter Christian Bérard, Jean Cocteau, poet Max Jacob and actor Marcel Herrand all became friends. And another arty friend asked Christian Dior, who really longed to be an artist himself, if he’d be interested in becoming a partner in his new gallery. With funding from Dior’s father, it went on to showcase works by Paul Klee, Otto Dix, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miro and Raoul Dufy, among many others, But sadly, the Wall Street crash of 1929 made for few buyers, and badly dented the Dior family fortunes, and this adventure ended when tuberculosis forced Christian Dior to leave Paris, in 1934.

On his return, post-recovery, an impoverished Dior looked for work. A friend suggested he take up fashion illustration; he dedicated himself to the task, studying the great designers such as Molyneux, Schiaparelli, and Lanvin, and his dress designs were sought out by couturier Robert Piguet. The paper Le Figaro gave Dior‘s vibrant sketches a weekly page, and his hat designs did well, too.

During the Second World War, Dior worked as a designer beneath couturier Lucien Lelong. On 12th February 1947, Christian Dior turned the austere post-wartime world on its head, creating the most headline-grabbing collection ever known. Overnight, Christian Dior‘s ‘New Look’, with its full, swirling skirts, wasp-waisted jackets and bold use of colour, became, as Vogue puts it, ‘catnip to a luxury-starved populace eager to return to the rituals of grooming and dressing up’.

Eau Sauvage was introduced in 1966 and created in cooperation with perfumer Edmond Roudnitska. Eau Sauvage, as a fragrance for men, is a wonderfully fresh perfume which can be easily recognized among other fresh fragrances. It possess a clear and fresh scent of lime and bitter-fresh rosemary, which are combined perfectly with masculine, woody nuances in the base, and it became legendary because of these characteristics of its fresh, citrusy notes, composed with spicy lavender on a masculine, woody base. The flacon was designed by Pierre Dinand

Top notes are Lemon, Basic, Bergamot, Cumin, Lavender, and Fruit
Heart notes are Jasmine, Rose, Carnation, Iris Root, Coriander, Patchouli, and Sandalwood
Base notes are Oak Moss, Vetiver, and Amber.

"A timeless classic. Truly a masterpiece that will always stand the test of time. Precious and simple, a perfect scent suitable for every occasion." Basenotes Review. Francolino

"This cologne is a true gentleman's cologne which would be perfectly suitable as a "signature scent" as it exudes character with high pedigree. Class in a bottle. Timeless. Steve Mcqueen chose Eau Savage as his "signature scent" and that in itself speaks volumes about this modern day reinterpretation of a scent that has stood the test of time." Basenotes Review. Paul H.

Offered here is an absolutely pristine flacon of the beautiful Eau Sauvage. Loved by so many .. a beautiful men's fragrance!