Month: December 2013

Screen Time: The Smell of Ambition in “American Hustle”

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Mr. TC and I went to see “American Hustle” at the movies last weekend. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. This won’t be a movie review—you can just go read what David Denby wrote in The New Yorker!—but I need to mention a brief but crucial scene that included a telling reference to scent.

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On the Street: Holiday Windows at Bergdorf Goodman, Christmas 2013

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I took this photo on Christmas Day, when Mr. TC and I were taking a quick tour of the store windows on Fifth Avenue. Bergdorf Goodman’s theme for the 2013 holiday season is “Holidays on Ice,” and this window is “Valentine’s Day.” You’re just seeing a detail of it here: the overall scene is complex and magical, and hard to capture on film. But even so, can you spot the pastries and confectionary, and the love letters on the woman’s desk, and the carnations spilling off her gown, and her pink fur stole?!

You can read more about these windows and view official photos at the Bergdorf blog.

I Heard a Rumor: Annick Goutal Boutique Coming to Bleecker Street in NYC?

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I’ve just heard a delightful rumor that Annick Goutal will be opening its first United States boutique in New York in 2014. Am I the last person to know this? I don’t think so.

I’ve just done a quick internet search, and there appears to be some basis to this rumor: according to the New York Post (ugh, I know! but bear with me!) and  The Real Deal, high-end real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman announced its deal with Goutal back in June 2013.

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According to these sources, Annick Goutal will open a 900-square-foot storefront at 397 Bleecker Street in Manhattan. This location is the street level of a townhouse conveniently located near Bleecker’s other shopping destinations, including Diptyque, Bond no. 9, and Jo Malone, not to mention MAC Cosmetics, Cynthia Rowley, Lulu Guinness, and more Marc Jacobs than anyone could possibly need.

Annick Goutal is one of the first “niche” fragrance houses that I ever loved. Its future was a bit unclear for a while, but now it seems to be going through a revival of some kind, with new bottle designs, revamped shops in Paris, and now this NYC location. I’ll post an update as soon as I hear more. I really hope it’s true.

Images: perfume photo via Annick Goutal website; 397 Bleecker rendering via Elliman.