A Message from Yumi Jibiki

'Le Parfum: A Sensory Journey—Fragrances and Muses That Adorned the Ages' introduces iconic perfumes and timeless muses from 1900 to 2011. Accompanied by beautiful perfume bottle illustrations, the women featured each year range from actresses, adventurers, scientists, aviators, ministers, writers, and singers. Their lives, marked by courageous challenges against what was considered reckless at the time, offer profound inspiration to women today.

Translator Yumi Jibiki shares, "A perfume truly comes alive and finds its purpose when it meets the skin of the person wearing it. And the woman who wears that fragrance vividly expresses the era she lives in. This book, which presents a representative perfume and woman for each year from 1900 to 2011, is a beautiful bridge connecting your life and the world of fragrance. We invite you to discover it for yourself."

Event Title
“ESPRIT DE PARFUM”
'Le Parfum: A Sensory Journey—Commemorating the Japanese Publication of 'Fragrances and Muses That Adorned the Ages'
Date & Time | November 3 (Tue., holiday), 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Doors open 12:30 PM) * Entry and exit are free within the specified time.
Venue | Ginza Phoenix Hall
3-9-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Kami Pulp Kaikan, 2nd Floor
Admission Fee | ¥10,000 (includes one copy of the ¥5,800 book)
Organizer: Franco-Japanese Fragrance Culture Foundation

Program
1:00 PM Opening Remarks
Fragrance Specialist Awards Ceremony

1:20 PM - 1:50 PM Keynote Speech: "What 'Le Parfum: A Sensory Journey—Fragrances and Muses That Adorned the Ages' Tells Us Today"
Yumi Jibiki (Representative Director, Franco-Japanese Fragrance Culture Foundation)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Guest Lecture: "A Study of the Sweet Violet - 100 Years of Perfume History and the Scent of Violets"
Kota Sano (Senior Managing Director, Fragrance Business Division, Sodabunka Co., Ltd.; Senior Perfumer; Ph.D. in Agriculture; Pharmacist; Odor Assessor)
After graduating from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University in 1982, he joined Sodabunka Co., Ltd. Assigned to the Fragrance Research Department, he underwent a year of perfumery training in Europe (France, Switzerland, UK) from 1988-89. Subsequently, he focused on applied perfumery research and fundamental fragrance research, exploring and selecting new fragrance materials worldwide. He consistently monitors global fragrance trends.

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Guest Lecture: "A Century of Intimacy Between Fashion and Fragrance"
Kaori Nakano (Essayist, Fashion Historian, Specially Appointed Professor at Meiji University's School of Global Japanese Studies)
She researches, writes, and lectures on fashion history from the past 2,000 years, covering both men's and women's fashion, as well as current fashion trends. After completing her doctoral course requirements at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School and serving as a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge, she pursued a career as a writer. Since 2008, she has been a specially appointed professor at Meiji University's School of Global Japanese Studies. Her expertise lies in fashion cultural history, dandyism, and British cultural history.
http://www.kaori-nakano.com/

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Guest Talk: With Marie-Christine Grasse from France
Marie-Christine Grasse, one of the book's authors, is invited from France.
A passionate individual with a lifelong interest in art and history, she earned a state doctorate in medieval history and civilization from Aix-Marseille University. She taught at the National Heritage Institute in Paris and led archaeological excavations. From 1990 to 2011, she served as curator at the Grasse Museum of Art, specializing in exhibitions at the International Perfume Museum. As a leading expert in perfume history, she has authored numerous books introducing the perfume industry with elegant prose. Since September 2011, she has been the General Director of the National Sports Museum, founded in 1963, which houses 600,000 works and documents.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception
Enjoy drinks, networking, and conversation.
* Samples of some of the perfumes featured in the book will be available for testing at the venue.

How to Apply
info@fragrance.or.jp
Please send an email with the subject line "November 3 Participation Application"
to the following address.
The secretariat will reply with further instructions.