Guerlain Taps Aristide Najean To Honor Le Bouquet de la Mariée Fragrance
/Renowned glassmaker Aristide Najean has collaborated with LVMH-owned Guerlain to honor the 170th anniversary of the luxury brand’s Bee Bottle. Najean created a fantastical Murano glass limited-edition flacon housing Guerlain's Le Bouquet de la Mariée fragrance.
Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain created the first bee bottle to celebrate Empress Eugénie's marriage to Emperor Napoleon III on that date.
Napolean I — often called Napolean the Great as the military and political leader known to global historians — had personally chosen bees as a symbol of the French Empire because of their ancestral ties to resurrection, power, tenacity, and hard-work.
Guerlain’s 170th Anniversary Exhibit
Guerlain Director of Art, Culture and Heritage Ann-Caroline Prazan invites us to rediscover Guerlain’s iconic Bee Bottle, which celebrates its 170th anniversary in 2023 with a stunning exhibition at Guerlain’s flagship boutique.
The House pays tribute to the iconic Bee Bottle by inviting eleven women artists to revisit the Flacon aux Abeilles in a 21st century artists update of Guerlain’s heritage.
Read MoreLachlan Bailey Flashes Summer Style in Paris for WSJ Magazine Digital Summer 2022
/Rising German model Smilla Osswald explores the carefree side of summer in Paris for WSJ Magazine’s summer digital issue. Photographer Lachlan Bailey [IG] captures ‘Simple Summer Styles with a French Twist’, including Isabel Marant chunky sweaters, Versace rose-colored tanks and knit crop tops from Ralph Lauren.
Read MoreCarlton McCoy, CNN's 'Nomad' and CEO of Heitz Winery in Napa Is Ubuntu's Rising Star
/One of my favorite new shows is Washington, DC-raised, master sommelier Carlton McCoy’s Sunday night show ‘Nomad’ on CNN.
Tonight, May 23, McCoy — one of three Black [note that McCoy is biracial] Master sommeliers in America — is in Ghana.
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