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23 Jun

Walking Christopher Street: Pier 45

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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About Christopher Street Pier (Pier 45) Following the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, a pier at Christopher Street was first constructed in 1828. The waterfront pier served as a main entry point for necessary incoming...

18 Jun

Macerations

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...

27 Feb

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Inside the Pages of Christopher Street Magazine

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
blog, Charenton Macerations, christopher street, Fragrance, gender, history, Inspiration, magazine, Politics, queer, Research
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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

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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...

25 Dec

Gender, Macerations

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

December 4, 2019
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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.

20 Dec

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

December 4, 2019
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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.

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.

05 Nov

Gender, Macerations

Jay-Z and Gender Contamination

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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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,...

11 Oct

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Happy National Coming Out Day

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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It All Started By Coming Out Today is National Coming Out Day. Every year on National Coming Out Day, we celebrate and remember those coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or as an...

19 Sep

From The Underground, Ingredient Stories, Macerations

Christopher Street Clove

January 12, 2018
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...