The original Diorling bottle is one of the most beautiful creation after WWII and an example of the extreme refinement that used to be the fingerprint of the Dior House. It was a sophisticated combination of glass and metal reminiscent of Louis XVI style like the special edition of Diorissimo Baccarat bottle. The flasque encased in metal was inspired by a "fiole" discovered by Marie Christine de Wittgenstein in an antique shop. The neck was sealed with gold. The opening bud is the most beautiful metaphor for the precious fragrance contained in the crystal bottle and protected with metal elements. A more abstract shape with some similar elements to this one is the J'adore bottle.
Original Diorling extract can be seen as an olfactory metaphor of this design - rose and narcissus flowering over a very dry chypre leather base. The original box had a color that in French is called linden, a symbol maybe for the narcissus and yellow rose note.
Today this type of bottle and the additional box are too expensive to be produced by Dior (considering also the crisis).
Original Diorling extract can be seen as an olfactory metaphor of this design - rose and narcissus flowering over a very dry chypre leather base. The original box had a color that in French is called linden, a symbol maybe for the narcissus and yellow rose note.
Today this type of bottle and the additional box are too expensive to be produced by Dior (considering also the crisis).
The story of the perfume can be found in the book about Marc Bohan years at Dior (the exhibition at Granville museum).
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I agree with you that it is one of the most beautiful bottles ever made. It was a supreme marriage of artistic creativeness and manufacturing. I would love to smell the original Diorling
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