Launched by Dior in 1988, Fahrenheit shook up men’s perfumery with an unprecedented accord of violet leaf, wood and leather, opened by the freshness of Sicilian mandarin. Signed by Jean-Louis Sieuzac, it was an immediate success and divided as much as it seduced. Its bottle with a fiery gradient was born, according to the house, from a flaw in the cooling of the glass.
A bottle with fluid lines whose fiery gradient, from yellow to red, came according to Dior from a flaw in the cooling of the glass at Saint-Gobain.
Dior describes a bottle with fluid, pared-down lines whose modernity has remained intact. According to the Fragrance Foundation France, its curves are inspired by Brancusi and its color gradient owes much to the pop painter James Rosenquist.
The house says this gradient was born from a flaw in the cooling of the glass in Saint-Gobain’s furnaces. The color, chosen unanimously, led to the construction of a dedicated furnace to reproduce this cooling.
The variations keep the shape. In 2016, Fahrenheit Cologne replaced the incandescent red with a bluish gray, between two glowing red layers. The eau de toilette is sold today in 50, 100 and 200 ml.
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