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Ombré Leather

Ombré Leather, an eau de parfum in Tom Ford’s Signature collection, brought back in 2018 a leather that had appeared two years earlier in the Private Blend line. Created by Sonia Constant, a Givaudan perfumer, it pairs a black leather accord with cardamom, jasmine sambac, patchouli, amber and moss. The house describes it as a spicy floral leather inspired by its creator’s American West.

Brand
Tom Ford
Launch year
2018
Perfumer
Gender
Unisex
Olfactory family
Leather
Secondary families
Floral Spicy
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
EAN
0888066075138 (50 ml) · 0888066075145 (100 ml)

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Ombré Leather

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Tom Ford first launched Ombré Leather 16 in 2016, in his Private Blend collection. It was the first fragrance in that line drawn directly from a runway show, the fall-winter 2016 collection, and the house presented it as a textured take on the most precious of leathers.

The 2018 return

In 2018, the fragrance returned under the name Ombré Leather and joined the Signature collection. Persolaise describes this move from a limited edition, released in 2016, to the brand’s main range, where it still sits today.

Sonia Constant

It was created by Sonia Constant, a senior perfumer at Givaudan, trained at ISIPCA and at the fragrance house’s own perfumery school. She founded her own brand, Ella K. Profiles devoted to her cite Ombré Leather among her best-known creations.

Tom Ford’s West

The house ties Ombré Leather to the American West of Tom Ford, a Texan who grew up between Austin, Houston and Santa Fe. It evokes dust on the wind, skin on skin, and a desert where rock takes on a blond hue at sunrise.

Tom Ford calls it deeply textural, carrying a tactile sensuality, and intends it for men and women alike. According to him, it makes whoever wears it feel different, beautiful and desired.

The extensions

The line now includes an Ombré Leather Parfum, which the house presents as an amplification of the original, with violet leaf, cedarwood and a hint of green tobacco, and Eau d’Ombré Leather, an amber eau de toilette that The Candy Perfume Boy praised in 2024.

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  1. Top notesThe first minutes
  2. Heart notesThe heart of the perfume
  3. Base notesWhat lingers

What critics say

Thomas Dunckley, no great fan of leathers, finds it easy to love, plush and comforting; Marlen Elliot Harrison sees it as an easier-to-wear Tuscan Leather, softened by cardamom and jasmine.

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The advertising

Steven Klein’s West

In 2018, Steven Klein photographed former rodeo star Bonner Bolton and model Linda Helena amid the imagery of the American West.

For the 2018 launch, Tom Ford entrusted the campaign to photographer Steven Klein. He brought together Bonner Bolton, a former rodeo star turned model, and model Linda Helena, both dressed in Western style, in imagery that harks back to the designer’s Texan roots.

The words accompanying the images speak of a freedom that comes from within, a Western desert wrapped in leather, the still air of wide-open spaces, and present a fragrance for men and women. Bonner Bolton sees it as a bridge between luxury fashion and the Western world.

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