tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post8919464785620903523..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Cuir Fétiche and The Ladies' Paradise, part 2carmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-65477273933629112672012-02-22T09:36:28.968+01:002012-02-22T09:36:28.968+01:00Scent of Choice, I was reading yesterday in Havelo...Scent of Choice, I was reading yesterday in Havelock Ellis that apparently, Zola's sense of smell had been tested and found rather less keen than the average, but that he had excellent olfactory memory. Ellis then explicitly draws the parallel with the way perfumers train theirs.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-45331129475478270122012-02-22T09:34:04.666+01:002012-02-22T09:34:04.666+01:00Nozknoz, in a way this may not be any different fr...Nozknoz, in a way this may not be any different from what fashion theorists did a while back, especially in British institutions. What's interesting is how *perfume* might shed a different, specific light on the approach.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-41023429400327567412012-02-22T05:35:29.457+01:002012-02-22T05:35:29.457+01:00Fascinating article Denyse (as ever) and a reminde...Fascinating article Denyse (as ever) and a reminder of what an appetite Zola has for everything he writes about - both hunger and analysis - an intriguing combination.<br />Looking forward to seeing where the crab-like approach will take you. It is bound to be to unusual places.ScentofChoicehttp://www.scentofchoice.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74180688138259343102012-02-22T04:26:48.551+01:002012-02-22T04:26:48.551+01:00I love how this post explores the intersection of ...I love how this post explores the intersection of perfume, economic and social history, power, sex, psychology and aesthetics (and probably more!). There is so much to be revealed by this "sideways" approach! ~~nozknozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-7470815056698248472012-02-22T02:07:23.508+01:002012-02-22T02:07:23.508+01:00Jarvis, interestingly, I've just come back fro...Jarvis, interestingly, I've just come back from dinner with artists and art critics, and most of the talk revolved around perfume since two of the other guests had been involved in perfume-related projects... Interesting things might be coming out of it!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-10214958674414291892012-02-21T21:51:11.445+01:002012-02-21T21:51:11.445+01:00I agree. This is a hopeful direction for the evolu...I agree. This is a hopeful direction for the evolution of perfume criticism, I feel.Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-70761146845212223332012-02-21T16:31:49.691+01:002012-02-21T16:31:49.691+01:00Jarvis, I don't know yet what I'll do with...Jarvis, I don't know yet what I'll do with these notes... But I'm convinced that any further reflection on perfumery will come not from reading what thinkers said about the sense of smell, but "sideways", in a kind of collage-like approach.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-79746518136249514522012-02-21T16:19:03.064+01:002012-02-21T16:19:03.064+01:00Brava, Denyse! Love how you tied in sexual and com...Brava, Denyse! Love how you tied in sexual and commodity fetishism and consumerism -- I learn so much from reading your blog.Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-1439129510402681182012-02-21T08:50:51.344+01:002012-02-21T08:50:51.344+01:00Nozknoz, isn't that excerpt striking? It's...Nozknoz, isn't that excerpt striking? It's fascinating that in the 19th century, some writers started paying much more intense attention to smells. I was interviewed recently for the "book special" in an English fashion magazine, which reminded me of Zola who is less frequently quoted on the matter than Baudelaire, Huysmans or Proust, so I dug up the quotes.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-42170997131649806222012-02-21T04:43:19.620+01:002012-02-21T04:43:19.620+01:00WONDERFUL article and pictures, Denyse! There is ...WONDERFUL article and pictures, Denyse! There is so much to think about and enjoy. I adore Zola's description of Mme Desforges laughing about her love of "this ambiguous perfume, like an animal in rut which has landed in a girl’s powder box," and your "Up to then, people had sexual tastes; henceforth, they would have sexual identities." I guess sex and commerce always have gone hand in glove. ~~nozknozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com