The award for this couture week's best head pieces and most dramatic make-up definitely goes to Alexis Mabille with the bold rainbow of color parading down the runway in head to toe monochromatic looks and faces/headpieces to match. It was as if Spring itself had come to life on the runway and the ladies were in full bloom.
The quote from Marcel Proust, "It is only women who do not know how to dress that are afraid of colors", was only too appropriate for a show that was built on the energy of color.
Lace panels/insets, cascading flounces and flutter sleeves created a very wearable, feminine and lady-like collection that was bold but not ground breaking. There is something about the dresses that makes them look like the clothing of royalty and not of the Hollywood set although more than a couple pieces would probably make a statement on the red carpet.
So I made my way downtown to 3LD on a Friday evening to a space that had elements of stark contrast. The super brightly lit, super white hall that had a space age vibe and the main party room where there were 6 types of cocktails being served in a large dark space. There was a DJ spinning fun tracks (I caught some Miike Snow) and 6 lit tables that had the fragrances available to test & experience. Tavi Gevinson was one of the party hosts but I never caught a glimpse of her. Perhaps she stuck to the bright hallway?
While I am no fragrance connoisseur I made my way down the tables twice with a friend to try and distinguish all the unique elements that we smelled in each fragrance.
Trompe L’oeil – Mary Kantrantzou: Strong Vanilla base. Smells very warm like sweet marshmallows and hints of cinnamon and cedar. Comforting smell. The designer says of the fragrance, "I remembered burnt matches, baked cake and the smell of clean hair from my youth." 
Ascent – Raad Hourani: Smells like soap, very clean and fresh like detergent with notes of pear and flowers. My second favorite. The designer states, "I used the smells of sperm, baby powder, leather and incense to mark life's moments."
M – Ohne Titel: Smells very musky, spice heavy and exotic. There is a familiarity to the fragrance but I can’t put my finger on it. It’s like smelling the world through someone’s cloak. You can still smell everything but not know everything that you are experiencing. Notes of lilac and lemon. Alexa Adams (half of the design duo) says the fragrance is al about "cigarette smoke and concrete…It was all about that first time going out somewhere forbidden." 
The perfume retails for $149 per bottle and comes in a keepsake box with an individually numbered bottle, an exclusive portrait by Robert Knoke and DVD with the Six Scents: Series Three documentary and short films exclusively commissioned from Alia Raza (story edited by Tavi Gevinson and starring Julia Restoin-Roitfeld), Rainer Judd, Olaf Breuning, Sue De Beer, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Heather Sommerfeld, Tim Richardson, Lucas Michael and James Widegren. 
