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18 Jun

Stonewall, 45 Years Later

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Christopher Street is currently playing host to Stonewall 45: Windows Into LGBT History. This Greenwich Village educational exhibition commemorates the 45th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots: the three-day historic event now heavily regarded as the...

21 Mar

Headlines, In The News, Macerations

Christopher Street Named 2014 Art and Olfaction Awards Finalist

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Charenton Macerations is excited to announce that Christopher Street has been named as a Finalist in the Independent Category for the 2014 Art and Olfaction Awards. Competing alongside some of the top independent brands...

27 Feb

Macerations

Inside the Pages of Christopher Street Magazine

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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In search of research materials for my fragrance, I happened to stumble across Christopher Street magazine while combing through the stacks of archive materials inside the New York Public Library. Founded in the 1970s,...

18 Feb

Macerations

The 40 Songs on the Stonewall Jukebox, June 1969

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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As I mentioned in my post on "Dance on Skin," the jukebox was considered one of The Stonewall Inn's best assets, attracting a lively mixed crowd to this Christopher Street hot spot. As you see...

13 Feb

Ingredient Stories, Macerations

Christopher Street — Dance on Skin

May 14, 2025
Posted by Douglas Bender
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At the heart of Christopher Street is its most often asked about olfactory accord: "Dance on Skin." Meant to capture that quintessentially unique je ne sais quoi that is New York City activism, "Dance...

30 Jan

Headlines, Macerations

Happy Anniversary – Christopher Street Turns One

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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...

24 Jan

Headlines, In The News, Macerations

Christopher Street Makes Six Best Perfume 2013 Lists

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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...

04 Dec

From The Underground, Ingredient Stories, Macerations

Christopher Street — Bergamot

May 13, 2025
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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...

19 Sep

From The Underground, Ingredient Stories, Macerations

Christopher Street — Clove

May 14, 2025
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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...

13 Sep

In The News, Macerations

Christopher Street Fragrantica Scented Snippet

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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...