Ironic fragrances

Mozart wrote a musical joke in 1787 to make fun of the mediocre composers of his time and each of the 4 conventional movements had a unique "ineptitude", disjointed melodic ideas, faltering cadences. In the conclusion he acts as being tone deaf writing maybe the first dissonant notes in western music. Can this type of irony be translated into fragrance creation? Making jokes and fun of some uninspired creations of the day, the so called trends, or making fun of the kitsch color of several popular products?
I had that feeling when carmencanada showed me the Humiecki & Graef line. I have no idea what was the intention of Christophe Laudamiel but at least 2 perfumes gave me the instant sense of irony. Multiple Rouge, which I called the Monstrous Red is the modern Frankenstein born in the J'adoreLand. Take J'adore with all the green fruits, violet, lily of the valey and inject all the side effects of a world that copied too much this perfume (even a Lenor product has its version). The result is the exageration, the deformed image with the purest sarcasm. It remembered me a recent collection from Comme des Garçons with its ironic and kitsch (pink and gold) twist on classic Chanel jacket.
I believe that humour is not something easy in the fragrance but maybe it is a new world to explore.
Mozart - Musical Joke (K. 522) - 1787
Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV with dissonant conclusion

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