07/27/2023
BrianBuchanan
355 Reviews
BrianBuchanan
3
No5 on the Hippy Trail
Madeleine de Rauch was a lesser light of the Golden Age of French fashion. Her designs were a mix of Dior's New Look, the clean lines of Chanel and the flowing robes of the Sixties.
In the same way, Royal de Rauch shows a mixture of styles: quality sandalwood joss sticks, the animal skank of classic perfume, a remembrance of No5's aldehydes - and its rose-jasmin bouquet.
But it's not fair to call this a No5 clone.
Wth a Hippy-like darkness, the centre of gravity is deeper than the Chanel; it has a coarse and dirty feel that would barely pass muster in the 8th arrondissement - the upper class district of Paris where de Rauch lived - which is home to the Elysée Palace, important embasssies and the elite boutiques in the 'Triangle d'Or'.
Like a louche French starlet from the seventies, Royal spans the range of high -and- low society with a crude but captivating presence.
In the same way, Royal de Rauch shows a mixture of styles: quality sandalwood joss sticks, the animal skank of classic perfume, a remembrance of No5's aldehydes - and its rose-jasmin bouquet.
But it's not fair to call this a No5 clone.
Wth a Hippy-like darkness, the centre of gravity is deeper than the Chanel; it has a coarse and dirty feel that would barely pass muster in the 8th arrondissement - the upper class district of Paris where de Rauch lived - which is home to the Elysée Palace, important embasssies and the elite boutiques in the 'Triangle d'Or'.
Like a louche French starlet from the seventies, Royal spans the range of high -and- low society with a crude but captivating presence.
