Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club

Brooklyn, 2013

The memory
The address of the traditional jazz club in Brooklyn is passed down from generation to generation. Here is the realm of the brass instruments, which interpret the great classics. Between deep armchairs and a few high bar stools, the dim light is reflected on the black wing, on which cocktail glasses still stand, from which the scents of various spirits emanate. “There is an incredible smell in these New York jazz clubs! They are a melting pot of man's scents, just as intoxicating as the smells of cigars, leather, whiskey or rum... To capture this atmosphere, I created a cocktail with rum, vetiver, tobacco leaves and vanilla bean," explains Aliénor Massenet, who works as a perfumer -Créateur at IFF was responsible for the composition of this first men's fragrance in the "Replica" line. "Jazz Club" is an oriental wood accord, mild and intoxicating at the same time. A rich score with a vibrato full of freshness as an introduction, a trio of notes of pink pepper berries, lemon and neroli. Its rum accord plays with the scents of orange and bitter orange, underlined by sage. The balm-like scent of Styrax supports the base notes of vanilla, tonka bean, vetiver and tobacco leaf absolute to give the whole an intonation of leather and liqueur.