Lagerfeld Classic
Karl Lagerfeld · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1978
≈ $35 · 100ml · approx. retail
Lagerfeld's first men's fragrance, launched the same year the house's perfume line debuted under the Elizabeth Arden-backed Bethco license. An aldehydic, tobacco-tinged oriental-woodsy composition designed to sit on the dresser in the bottle Karl sketched himself.
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