Maison Margiela unveils its first perfume by John Galliano

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 1-Oct-2018

The French luxury fashion house teamed up with IFF to create the new Generation Z-focused Mutiny scent

Maison Margiela has unveiled its first fragrance by its Creative Director John Galliano.

Created in partnership with IFF master perfumer Dominique Ropion, Mutiny (£117) contains notes of saffron, oud, vanilla and orange flower.

Ropion also developed a new tuberose heart molecule for the perfume.

“In Mutiny, I wanted to allow the tuberose to express all its potential in a very contemporary way,” said Ropion.

"It took me six years and over a thousand tries before succeeding. I broke it. I even crushed it. I kept its structure and took out all the rest. Exactly what Mr Galliano does at Maison Margiela.”

To support the launch, Maison Margiela has created a series of short films directed by Fabien Baron and starring singers Willow Smith and Princess Nokia; actress Sasha Lane (pictured); and models Teddy Quinlivan, Hanne Gaby Odiele and Molly Bair.

“Like creativity, scent has no nationality, gender or creed,” the brand explained. “It speaks a universal language.

“It is the empathetic sentiment of solidarity through individuality. Creativity is our mutiny.”


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