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Awesome post. Thank you very much Etutee.

Here are some pictures from the marvellous SMN shop in Florence. http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/6910/img9734up2.jpg http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4453/img9671kv9.jpg http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7315/img9672kb5.jpg http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6897/img9674pd9.jpg

Here is a link to an earlier discussion:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelondon ... ssage/1783

I have a bottle of Bulgaris Black. It is a "massive", woody and smokey scent, with notes of tea and rubber.
I use it seldom, because it smells rather odd on my skin.

Iammatt,
the fabric looks amazing.


Regarding the first picture of Malaparte: In 1939 Malaparte was in East Africa as a special envoy and journalist. I guess the picture was taken that year.

Three lasts from EG come to mind. The 88 last in a "C" fitting is probably the best looking RTW shoe I have seen. Tied for second place in the EG line would be the 808 in a "D" fitting and the 202 in a "C" fitting. The 202 in a C is particularly fine. Did you know if the 88 last is still available ...

Can you tell us something about the weight of the cloth? It looks rather light, compared to you other Rubinacci tweed coat.

Gallo has a small shop on Via della Croce. Colourful socks, slippers and ties.

Great pictures. The store looks really nice.

Yes, until now the fragrances are still the same as originally made.

But if they do, they will not change the parfum; they will only change the EdT and EdP

As far as I know, this is just an idea of Dr. Turin.

A year or so ago rumours said that Guerlain plans to reformulate some of its classic fragrances, omitting certain ingredients that are listed as allergens by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) - including such difficult to replicate materials as coumarin, birch tar and oakmoos. Judging f...

Dear andrei67, here is an except from Luca Turin`s monthly column „Duftnote“ about Guerlain, that you might find interesting: Faithful readers will recall a Duftnote a year ago expressing alarm at the impending “modernization” of the Guerlain classics to bring them in line with EU regulations. Thing...