Sublime, femininity at its peak. Jean Patou, then 27 years old, founded the house bearing his name in 1914, in a former Parisian hotel. Unfortunately, he was called to arms and would not return to Paris until 1919.
The house of Jean Patou had already offered the “most expensive perfume in the world” with Joy in the 1930s, then many years later, in 1972, a bouquet of spring flowers blended with lovely fashionable patchouli with 1000. How could Jean Patou and its emblematic perfumer Jean Kerléo approach the 1990s? Quite simply, quite naturally, with the sublime Sublime and its oriental flowers, which once again transport us into the world of Jean Patou.
When Jean Kerléo pays tribute to the Patou spirit, Sublime enchants with its flowers
Between the world of Jean Patou in its couture collections and its perfumed world, there are many differences.
Indeed, Jean Patou clothes are made above all to be worn with ease from morning to evening; it was in fact the couturier who established sportswear style as everyday clothing. In couture, Jean Patou favored sobriety and shapes designed to enhance women without overdressing them. In perfumery, one could easily argue the opposite is true: Joy or 1000 evoke luxury, glamour and opulence far more than sobriety.
It was precisely to bring together these two such different worlds that Jean Patou chose to ask his in-house perfumer Jean Kerléo to compose a fragrance that would correspond in every way to the understated, relaxed femininity of the label's clothing. This project, less flashy than the previous ones, would nonetheless be named Sublime and released in 1992...
Conversely, for Sublime, what was asked of him was a fragrance in the Patou spirit, less floral and less rich, that is to say more versatile, Jean Kerléo recounts about Sublime.
However, make no mistake, Sublime aims to be more versatile but does not for that reason seek to go unnoticed—it is every bit a Jean Patou fragrance!
Sublime, or the unforgettable sillage of a luminous and joyful woman
If Jean Kerléo and the Jean Patou team sought to make Sublime a fragrance more representative of Jean Patou's fashion than its predecessors, it was composed to depict the woman “like a ray of sunshine,” which no doubt explains its opulence, its presence and the beautiful multitude of floral and sun-kissed notes.
Thus Sublime opens with citrus accords of yellow mandarin and orange, which take on color from the sublime ylang-ylang note from the Comoros. Then the heart offers a delicate marriage between a Damascena rose and a beautiful Egyptian jasmine. A touch of lily of the valley brings a springlike punctuation to this thoroughly feminine heart of Sublime. Finally, the sensuality of the woman reveals itself in the woody depths of Mysore sandalwood and Haitian vetiver, leaving behind the precious and unforgettable memory of this Sublime woman who will never go unnoticed!
Just like Joy, 1000 and the countless other fragrant wonders from the house of Jean Patou, Sublime pays tribute to Jean Patou's love for women and their airy, joyful, so enchanting, so sensual allure...