People I see in the ‘uniform’ are wearing clothing, shoes, jewellery, bags and accessories of brands that are recognized and respected by those already wearing or striving to achieve this look. Then comes the similar hair styles and colouring, makeup trends and tattoos. Because scent is invisible, most people can’t tell what someone is wearing, therefore they choose S33 because it IS recognizable. I recently was at my eye doctor’s office which is mostly staffed by 20/30 somethings. I was trying on the most gorgeous frames of different materials and colours, a lot of them from European companies. I said to the young women helping me “you guys have the most incredible selection of frames here and thanks to the internet, the world is open to you in terms of choice.” They agreed with me and I continued saying “then why do you all look the same… the nerdy, big horn-rimmed eye glasses and for outside, aviators.” The reply was “because it’s safe.” That made so sad. ☹️

I got myself a cheap bottle of that years ago. It is a stunning perfume.

I want to try some of those recent florals that I’ve missed, too. And I still woudln’t mind owning a small bit of Beloved.

So much of everything these days! and it’s hard to do anything new, I suppose…

I need to backtrack to Beach Hut and Sunshine, but I doubt they’re “my” kind of thing. I’m such a diehard vintage-y floral lover…

Oh good! It’s really pretty…just not quite what I expected. I hope you’ll acquire a bottle in due time!

I can rarely get through a day without smelling Santal 33. It’s taking over Manhattan now, too…

Annemarie, I *have* been wearing No. 5 around Brooklyn…hah! Resist! 😉

I’ve always known his name but didn’t realize how pioneering he was in the 60s! So glad you saw this show too!

We’ve reached a point where walking into one of those environments wearing Chanel No 5 would almost be a radical act!

Yes. S33 is almost part of uniform now. These were rooms full of people who all looked the same, so no surprise that they want to smell the same. ?