New Hermès Fragrance: “Kelly Calèche”
Luxury designer Hermès has announced the creation of Kelly Calèche, a new fragrance for women.
Created by in-house perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, the fragrance contains notes of iris, mimosa, tuberose and climbing rose.
Hermès is well-known for its iconic Kelly Bag, favored by movie star legend/Princess Grace Kelly. Perfumer Jean-Claude was inspired by the rich history of Hermès to make a floral leather.
“One of the first things I wanted to do when I entered Hermès was work with leather,” said Ellena. He also kept in mind a passage from French author Jean Giono’s ‘Jean le Bleu,’ in which the narrator speaks of his departed father, a cobbler, as ‘making soles in angel leather.’”
When I read that last phrase, I stifled a little gasp. Angel leather?!?
This fragrance will launch in the new Hermès boutique opening on Wall Street in NYC on June 21. It will have a limited launch in August, followed by a worldwide launch at the end of that month.
Cost: $75 for 50ml eau de toilette spray and $110 for 100ml edt spray.
