Madison soiree with Octavian Coifan
Monday night, from 5pm to 9pm, at the Dorobanti location. Conversations on perfume, beauty, dessert recipes, art, Paris, hidden places, hidden details. All fans invited!
Black Afgano, Nasomatto
Last year, when I met Alessandro, he jumped on me and we took a picture with his leg curled around me.
This year he was more mellow, but very preoccupied with his new creation, Black Afgano. It was supposed to be finalized 6 months ago, but the smuggling of the raw material (which should remain unnamed, [...]
Clive Christian dinner
Another highlight of the Milan trip was the special dinner we attended as part of the most appreciated circle of clients for Clive Christian. We sat at the most important table (No. 1), next to Celso Fadelli, Victoria Christian, and Lianne Tio.
The highlight of the dinner was
ESXENCE - The Scent of Excellence
This year was different. Bologna was no longer the destination for niche perfumery exhibits, but Milan. From what I understand, Cosmoprof organizers’s ideas clashed with those supporting artisanal perfumery, and so a separation was in order. Or a boycott, depending on whose side you’re on.
Gaia Garage Couture
I know a change of visual scenery can take you back or forth in time very quickly, but fragrance can do that at the speed of light. So MADISON went to Gaia Garage Couture to get into the 60’s and 70’s, together with the Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Collection (Union Square, Silver Factory, Lexington [...]
Clive Christian newsletter
How nice to be on the same page with Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills! And what a nice personal note!
Mrs. Taittinger visits Madison and talks to the press
Brigitte Taittinger, CEO of Annick Goutal and member of the famous Taittinger family, recently visited us. She gave three interviews, and here are two of them:
Target
ZIarul Financiar-Dupa Afaceri
Madison Dorobanti launch: the video
By Kilian coming soon to MADISON
Happy to report that an endeavor which took several months has finally come to fruition: By Kilian will be at Madison on November 15th. And the good news doesn’t stop here: the heir to the LVMH founder is coming in person to Bucharest to train us, and to present his collection to the Romanian [...]
Madison Dorobanti now open
…aaaaannnnddddd, we’re back!
Please don’t judge me too harshly for being dormant on postings; the second store just opened its doors less than a week ago, and prior to that happening, the efforts and time spent preparing the store were almost beyond what I thought was humanly possible.
Last April we got on Victoria Christian’s agenda for [...]