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Tom Ford

Black Orchid

2006OrientalEDPUnited States

Tom Ford Black Orchid bottle
Image: Nordstrom

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Editorial notes

  1. 01

    An oriental woody Tom Ford built around an imagined black orchid he had developed as the signature flower of his Yves Saint Laurent creative directorship.

  2. 02

    Truffle, gardenia, Mexican chocolate and patchouli, on a brief that aimed for sensual decadence at any price point.

  3. 03

    Launched on 15 November 2006 with a reported $20 million advertising campaign; Ford's debut solo fragrance after his exit from Gucci and YSL.

  4. 04

    Composed by David Apel and Pierre Negrin at Givaudan in 2006, in a heavy black-glass fluted rectangle with a gold cord at the neck. Launch campaign by Irving Penn.

Dossier

Edition · 000

Status · Active. Bestseller.

An oriental woody.

Composed by
David ApelPierre Negrin
Founder
Tom Ford
Country
United States

The pyramid

Top
trufflegardeniablackcurrantylang-ylangbergamot
Heart
orchidspiceslotus woodfruity notes
Base
mexican chocolatepatchoulivanillaincensesandalwood

The brief

Built around the imagined scent of a black orchid combined with black truffle, lotus wood, bergamot and vanilla.

NameNamed after a rare black orchid Tom Ford had developed as the brand's signature flower while creative director at Yves Saint Laurent.

The flacon

Heavy black-glass flacon with deep vertical fluting, a gold-cord neck and a centered gold plaque pressed into the bottle face; launch campaign photographed by Irving Penn.

Footnotes

  • Launched on November 15, 2006 with a reported $20 million advertising campaign.
  • It was the debut fragrance of Tom Ford's eponymous brand following his departure from Gucci and YSL.

The Curator's Note

Tom Ford left Gucci and gave America the smell of truffle, chocolate and orchid.

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