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Diorella

1972ChypreEDTFrance

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Editorial notes

  1. 01

    A fruity-floral chypre Roudnitska built by transposing his own Eau Sauvage formula into a feminine, with overripe melon and peach lactones suspended over hedione.

  2. 02

    Pushed Hedione even further than Eau Sauvage. The perfume reads as Roudnitska's most personal experiment with the new molecule.

  3. 03

    Luca Turin has called Diorella arguably Roudnitska's finest creation, preferred even to Diorissimo or Femme.

  4. 04

    Composed by Edmond Roudnitska in 1972 around Sicilian lemon, basil and melon over an oakmoss-vetiver base.

Dossier

Edition · 000

Status · Active.

A fruity-floral chypre with hedione.

Composed by
Edmond Roudnitska
Founder
Christian Dior
Country
France

The pyramid

Top
sicilian lemonbergamotpeachbasilmelon
Heart
jasminehoneysucklehedionerosecarnationcyclamen
Base
oakmossvetivermuskpatchouli

The brief

Roudnitska's masterwork in the fruity-chypre lineage: he updated his own 1966 Eau Sauvage formula with overripe melon and peach lactones into a transparent feminine.

NameA coinage from 'Dior' suggesting kinship with the house's feminine line.

Why it mattered

  • Pushed the use of hedione even further than Eau Sauvage, with overripe-fruit lactones suspended in the airy floral structure.

Footnotes

  • Luca Turin has called Diorella 'arguably Roudnitska's finest creation', preferred even to Diorissimo or Femme.

The Curator's Note

Roudnitska's Eau Sauvage in a different dress, and arguably the better one.

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