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.
The perfumes were simply named after letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, later on came J & N or clever phrases like 'Tout Lelong’, meaning "all along” and then Elle Elle, meaning ‘She She’ but also referring to his initials LL. As he went along and created more perfumes, names began to be used more than initials, and we saw Indiscret, Jabot, Sirocco, and Tailspin, Balaika .. and of course Orgueil!
Launched in 1936, Round Trip was so named for the craze for airplanes and all things related to air travel. As evidenced by Tailspin, Turbulence, and Tempest! Many of the makers in the 1930's were creating perfumes with names that referred to air travel. Little remains in the records of this lovely perfume, but upon smelling it, it is clearly a beautiful aldehydic floral. Notes are probably something like this ..
Top notes are Bergamot, Neroli, and Lemon
Heart notes are Honeysuckle, Rose, Heliotrope, and Jasmine
Base notes are Sandalwood, Cedar, Vanilla, and Ambergris
Offered here is a charming little perfume flask of this wonderful perfume, it doesn't appear to have been used, and come in its darling satin lined original presentation box . Hard to find and very collectible .. A beautiful perfume!!
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