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Christopher Street First Anniversary
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30 Jan
Headlines, Macerations

Happy Anniversary – Christopher Street Turns One

  • January 12, 2018
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • anniversary, blog, Charenton Macerations, christopher street, Fragrance
  • 1 comment
I can hardly believe it, but Christopher Street is already celebrating its first anniversary. Drawing from inspiration found during adventures in New York City's West Village (and a wealth of historic documentation), the fragrance aimed...

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Christopher Street: Best Perfume 2013
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24 Jan
Headlines, In The News, Macerations

Christopher Street Makes Six Best Perfume 2013 Lists

  • January 12, 2018
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • Best Perfume 2013, blog, Charenton Macerations, christopher street, Fragrance, press
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What an honor to end this first year at Charenton Macerations by having Christopher Street recognized on six Best Perfume 2013 lists. And what a first year it has been...  What started out as a...

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25 Dec
Gender, Macerations

Queer History of Fashion (and the Untapped Queer Potential of Fragrance) – Part Three

  • December 4, 2019
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • cafleurebon, Charenton Macerations, fashion, Fragrance, gender, history, queer
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Conclusion of the series. Part 3 of ‘A Queer History of Fashion (and the Untapped Queer Potential of Fragrance)’ looks at Sex, Suits, and Androgyny.

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Post Stonewall Queer Fashion Exhibition
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20 Dec
Gender, Macerations

Queer History of Fashion (and the Untapped Queer Potential of Fragrance) – Part Two

  • December 4, 2019
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • cafleurebon, Charenton Macerations, fashion, Fragrance, gender, history, queer
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Part 2 of ‘A Queer History of Fashion (and the Untapped Queer Potential of Fragrance)’ – Postwar living, Stonewall, and the impact of the AIDS crisis.

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les garconnes queer fashion
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12 Dec
Gender, Macerations

Queer History of Fashion (and the Untapped Queer Potential of Fragrance) – Part One

  • October 28, 2022
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • cafleurebon, Charenton Macerations, dandy, fashion, Fragrance, gender, history, molly, queer
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In Part 1 of ‘A Queer History of Fashion (and the Untapped Queer Potential of Fragrance)’ discover the world of mollies, dandies, and Les Garçonnes.

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Bergamot
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04 Dec
From The Underground, Ingredient Stories, Macerations

Christopher Street — Bergamot

  • May 13, 2025
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • bergamot, blog, Charenton Macerations, christopher street, Fragrance, ingredients
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Christopher Street is a fragrance designed to 'sparkle,' an homage to the many stages and dance floors that line the path from Jefferson Market to Pier 45. In the world of fragrance, when you...

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05 Nov
Gender, Macerations

Jay-Z and Gender Contamination

  • January 12, 2018
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • blog, Charenton Macerations, Fragrance, gender, history, jay-z, mythbusting
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Last Friday, the fragrance news wire went nuclear when it was announced that hip-hop mogul, Jay-Z, would finally be launching his first eponymous scent since inking a deal with Parlux back in 2009 (WWD,...

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10 Oct
Headlines, Macerations

The Rules of Olfaction

  • January 12, 2018
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • blog, Charenton Macerations, Education, Fragrance, Process
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Olfaction really involves two things: application and experience. We place scent on our bodies AND we seek it out in the world. In today's audiovisual-centric world, the full beauty of our olfactory senses can...

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Clove
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19 Sep
From The Underground, Ingredient Stories, Macerations

Christopher Street — Clove

  • May 14, 2025
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • blog, Charenton Macerations, christopher street, clove, history, ingredients
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The fragrance story of Christopher Street is a story laced in clove. A story that begins with long ago memories of the merchant days of Greenwich Village, continues with tales from inside neighborhood hospitals...

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13 Sep
In The News, Macerations

Christopher Street Fragrantica Scented Snippet

  • January 12, 2018
  • Posted by Douglas Bender
  • blog, Charenton Macerations, christopher street, Fragrance, fragrance review, fragrantica, press
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Ida Meister of Fragrantica offers up a well versed quick run-through of some of the ingredient stories of Christopher Street. Happy to invite her into my macrocosm of West Village life. In discussing the...

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