Note: Please understand that this website is not affiliated with the Jean Patou company in any way, it is only a reference page for collectors and those who have enjoyed the Jean Patou fragrances.


The goal of this website is to show the present owners of the Jean Patou company how much we miss the discontinued classics and hopefully, if they see that there is enough interest and demand, they will bring back the perfume!


Please leave a comment below (for example: of why you liked the perfume, describe the scent, time period or age you wore it, who gave it to you or what occasion, any specific memories), who knows, perhaps someone from the company might see it.

Monday, June 20, 2022

Jean Patou's Extravagant 1000 Parfum Bottle

 Jean Patou commissioned jeweler Pierre Chaumet of Place Vendome in Paris to design a sumptuous collector's edition bottle for his newly launched perfume, 1000. 

This luxury edition bottle is covered with vermeil cage work and adorned with "golden symphony of stones in every color calling out a thousand harmonies." The bottle is filled with genuine rock crystals and studded with semi-precious stones of onyx, coral, lapis lazuli and turquoise. The cabochon cut stones are artfully arranged to spell out the perfume's name, 1000, six times on the faces of the flacon. The stones fill the space of the numerals while pear shaped faux diamonds are scattered about. Height: 8.6 cm - Weight of gold: 145 g

Price for this monstrosity of extravagance: $12,000. 

A miniature version was created to be worn as a pendant. Gross weight: 20 gr. - Height: 3.2cm

Connaissance des arts, 1974:

"What a lovely idea Jean Patou had to ask Chaumet, the great jeweler of Place Vendome, to dress his "greatest" in gold and precious stones: the infinitely precious "1000". Is it teasing? Is it inspirational? The jeweler's dream has taken on the appearance of a festive outfit, a turn of an evening dress in a way. This is how the precious 1000 bottle reaches a new dimension, all filigree in gold, while in a symphony of stones of all colors, "A high voice, a low voice, with a thousand harmonies," the name of 1000, repeated a thousand times, comes, haunting and sumptuous, to promise happiness, simply showing how beautiful it is. But the reverie of the artist possesses all the eloquence. Vermeil piece on a rock crystal background with coral, onyx, turquoise and lapis lazuli inlays, shaped and polished, illuminated by pear-shaped diamonds in cascade. The shimmers also evoke distant scents, fabulous fragrances, such as those of Chinese osmanthus..."


 


 

French actress Marie-Hélène Breillat with a jeweled perfume bottle created by Chaumet for Jean Patou's scent '1000', Paris, France, 17th October 1974.





Monday, March 8, 2021

2000 en Patou by Jean Patou c2000

2000 en Patou by Jean Patou: launched in 2000.  A limited edition created by Jean-Michel Duriez to herald the millennium.


Thursday, January 2, 2020

Ma Collection by Jean Patou

The Jean Patou Ma Collection consists of twelve perfumes originally launched between 1925 and 1964, then re-released in 1984 under the wing of Jean Kérleo, then in-house perfumer at Patou.


Sunday, March 17, 2019

Le Parfum de Venise c1999

"Parfum de Venise by Jean Patou: launched in 1999. Created by Jean Kerleo.

Sold at the Parisian shop of Jean Patou, this perfume illustrates a book "Flavors and scents of the Serenissima". The book and perfume can be obtained from Clairsud editions of Toulouse (released in January 2000)

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Patou is Seeking to Find Milady's Perfect Perfumes

Mount Carmel Item, 19 Nov 1924, Wed, Page 2:

"The woman who uses perfume subtly and with restraint, who has found the one odor that blends perfectly with her skin and her particular bodily chemistry, has the most potent weapon of the charmer. She has matched with nature an won."

So says Monsieur Jean Patou, the celebrated French designer, who has maintained a research department for two years in Paris which does nothing but experiment with perfumes.

He is trying to find the perfect perfume that will form the last finishing touch to his perfect sartorial creations.

But he admits candidly that he hasn't found it. And further, he says not one woman in a thousand knows how to use perfume.

Among those who do not know how to use perfume is the woman who reserves a bottle of scent on a handkerchief, and the one who aims an atomizer at herself after completely gowned and calls herself perfumed.

"Perfume," he explains, "reacts differently on different skins. The odor that is right for indoors may lose its potency in the air. Perfume fascinating for the blond may put the brunette quite out of the running."

And where should you use perfume - why behind your ears or ever so slightly on the hair!

He suggests women try all odors until they find the one that is just right.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Patou Forever - Coffret l'Orgue du Parfumeur c1997

Patou Forever - Coffret l'Orgue du Parfumeur Perfume Presentation from 1997.



A cute miniature version of the Perfumer's Organ, complete with three raw material essences to add to your perfume to customize it to your own preferences, plus several mouilettes (smelling strips).


Holds:
  • Patou Forever 5ml Eau de Parfum 
  • Absolue Jasmin 2ml
  • Absolu Rose 2ml
  • Base Fruitee 2ml

Adieu Sagesse by Jean Patou c2014

Adieu Sagesse by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection . This is the reformulated fragrance Adieu Sagesse originally launched by Jean Patou in 1925.

Monday, July 13, 2015

L’Heure Attendue by Jean Patou c2014

L’Heure Attendue by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection. This is the reformulated fragrance L’Heure Attendue originally launched by Jean Patou in 1946.


From Jean Patou:

L’HEURE ATTENDUE A momentous and liberating fragrance created to commemorates that long awaited moment – The Liberation.  The mists have blown away, night is no more and the sun has risen again.  L’Heure Attendue bears witness to this rediscovered freedom. 
A woody spicy oriental fragrance  – a heartening and subtle fragrance which resonates a refined peaceful aroma, synonymous with a new mellowness of life.

Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It is classified as a woody spicy oriental fragrance for women.
  • Top notes:
  • Middle notes: spices
  • Base notes: woodsy notes

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Chaldée by Jean Patou c2014

Chaldée by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection. This is the reformulated fragrance Amour Amour originally launched by Jean Patou in 1927.


Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Patou Pour Homme by Jean Patou c2014

Patou Pour Homme by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection. This is the reformulated fragrance Patou Pour Homme originally launched by Jean Patou in 1980.


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Eau de Patou by Jean Patou c2014

Eau de Patou by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection. This is the reformulated fragrance Eau de Patou originally launched by Jean Patou in 1976.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Colony by Jean Patou c2014

Colony by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection. This is the reformulated fragrance Colony originally launched by Jean Patou in 1938.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Vacances by Jean Patou c2014

Vacances by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection. This is the reformulated fragrance Vacances originally launched by Jean Patou in 1936.


Sunday, January 18, 2015

Que Sais Je? by Jean Patou c2014

Que Sais Je? by Jean Patou: launched in 2014 and created by Thomas Fontaine as part of the Heritage Collection. This is the reformulated fragrance Que Sais Je?  originally launched by Jean Patou in 1925.