Thursday scent of the day 4/23 :: Now Smell This

Happy Almost Friday, and happy World Book Day / UN English Language Day / Shakespeare Day! What fragrance are you wearing?

Today I’m saluting Jean Paul Gaultier’s first fragrance, Classique, but only as an idea in my mind…what I’m wearing is the easier Hermès Eau Claire des Merveilles, released in 2010 very near the end of Gaultier’s tenure at the brand. 

Reminder: on 4/24, celebrate Jean Paul Gaultier’s birthday by wearing one of his fragrances. If you don’t have one, wear anything that you think works with the JPG aesthetic, or maybe a fragrance that you’d put in a torso-shaped bottle? Or, as usual, be as creative and/or farfetched as you like with the theme. [More reading: The Utopian Vision of Jean Paul Gaultier at HyperAllergic, What Jean-Paul Gaultier Will Be Remembered For in Fashion at Frenchly, Jean Paul Gaultier, Master of Spectacle at Interview, Jean Paul Gaultier: Get to Know the History Behind The Designer at L’Officiel, When Jean-Paul Gaultier was creative director of Hermès at NSS.]

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2026, where I’ll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: top image shows a Jean Paul Gaultier Le Classique printed mesh top (this one is a recent design but appears to be sold out).