Earlier this year, Jun Takahashi made two new fragrances for Undercover in collaboration with Comme des Garçons: Holygrace and Holygrapie. Based on the image of his “wilfully handmade” stuffed toy creatures Grace and her child Grapie, the fragrances Takahashi says “express ambivalence – the violence of children and the sensuality of adults.” We present an exclusive...

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Balenciaga Paris Photography by Atlanta Rascher

This season, our favourite perfume has been Balenciaga Paris – the first perfume from the house of Balenciaga in over 10 years – by perfumer Olivier Polge, who has also created scents for Jil Sander, Burberry and Viktor & Rolf. Containing delicate notes of violet, cedar, vetiver and patchouli, it is gentle but enduring. We asked photographer Atlanta Rascher to translate the character of the scen...

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Yves Saint Laurent Palette Illustration by Alessio Nessi

For the second in a series of art project homages to our favorite beauty products, we enlisted Illustrator Alessio Nesi to interpret the spirit of Yves Saint Laurent’s tri-colour "Palette" through one of his whimsical sketches. Nesi describes his drawings as “fuelled by the power of elegance as make-believe and magic as an antidote to reality, in the elegantly naughty vein of Aubrey Beardsley and Ge...

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