Pleats Please

Issey Miyake · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2012

≈ $70 · 100ml · approx. retail

A 2012 fruity-floral named after Issey Miyake's pleated-textile fashion line, opening on juicy pear and a peony and sweet-pea heart. A patchouli, cedar and vanilla base gives it a soft, slightly sweet woody drydown.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

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Perfumer

Aurelien Guichard

French · 11 in collection

Aurelien Guichard is a Grasse-born perfumer and son of perfumer Jean Guichard, who trained at the Givaudan school and has worked across Givaudan, Firmenich and Takasago. He is the co-founder of the niche house Matiere Premiere and is admired for his work with raw materials like rose, vetiver and tuberose.

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