Suite 16/Suite Seize by Pierre Cardin: launched in 1959.
Suite 16 was available in both parfum and cologne (eau de Cardin).
So what does it smell like? It is classified as an aldehydic floral chypre fragrance for women featuring spring flowers of lilac, hawthorn, honeysuckle, linden blossoms, rose, and jasmine, over a spicy fern note followed by musk and amber. It is described as exotic and sophisticated, with a musky mellow tone which emerges a few minutes after application. It was a blend of 53 precious oils and essences.
Suite 16 was available in both parfum and cologne (eau de Cardin).
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It is classified as an aldehydic floral chypre fragrance for women featuring spring flowers of lilac, hawthorn, honeysuckle, linden blossoms, rose, and jasmine, over a spicy fern note followed by musk and amber. It is described as exotic and sophisticated, with a musky mellow tone which emerges a few minutes after application. It was a blend of 53 precious oils and essences.
- Top notes: linden blossoms, aldehydes, honeysuckle, bergamot, lavender
- Middle notes: fern, lilac, hawthorn. carnation, jasmine, turmeric, rose, fern, honey, spices
- Base notes: musk, patchouli, sandalwood, amber, vanilla, labdanum, oakmoss, sweet woodruff
Bottles:
L'Art et la mode, Volume 79, 1959:"Perfume Suite 16, which exists in two interpretations with some differences, one for men and one for women; It will be presented with the same style as Suite 16, which we know as the beautiful triangular bottle adorned with green ribbons, in the two-tone box of white and Ottoman tobacco colored embroidery."
The perfume was supposed to cost "sixteen thousand francs an ounce."
Imported, Heavy Crystal Triangular Flacons - the 2 oz, 1 oz and 1/2 oz bottles are known as the Couture bottles. These were tied with olive green velvet ribbons.
- Ref. No. 640 - 1/6 oz spray flacon in suede handbag pochette - retailed for $6.00
- Ref. No. 619 - 1/4 oz Parfum - standard flacon - retailed for $9.00
- Ref. No. 620 - 1/2 oz Parfum - standard flacon - retailed for $16.50
- Ref. No. 621 - 1 oz Parfum - standard flacon - retailed for $27.50
- Ref. No. 622 - 2 oz Parfum
- 1/2 oz Parfum - Couture flacon - retailed for $22
- 1 oz Parfum - Couture flacon - retailed for $35
- 2 oz Parfum - Couture flacon - retailed for $65
- 2 oz Eau de Cardin (Cologne) - retailed for $6.00
- 4 oz Eau de Cardin (Cologne) - retailed for $9.00
- 8 oz Eau de Cardin (Cologne) - retailed for $14.00
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued, date unknown. Still sold in 1973.
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