Balmain, Jolie Madame

1972 vintage Paris Vogue, illustration by Rene Gruau

Jean Patou, Amour Amour, 1950

Quarter-page ad from British Vogue 1950

Atkinsons, Daytime

British Vogue 1950

Dior, Miss Dior

Miss Dior in original packaging. December 1950

Worth, Je Reviens, 1950

Illustration by R B Sibia. December 1950

Parfums Weil

Flacons pour le sac. Minis for Christmas - Zibeline, Noir, Cassandra, Padisha and Antilope. 1950

Molyneux, Le Numero Cinq

World famour perfume 'obtainable at better stores' Christmas 1950

Guerlain, 1950

Clockwise from top left: No 90, Mitsouko, Vol de Nuit, Liu and Jicky. Illustrator not credited. Christmas 1950

Marcel Rochas, Femme, 1950

Marcel Rochas - Femme. Mousseline and Mouche not shown

Parfums Lanvin

Illustration by Aljanvic for Christmas campaign, 1950. Featuring Scandal, My Sin, Rumeur, Pretexte, Eau de Lanvin and Arpege

Caron, Voeu de Noel, 1950

Christmas Vogue 1950. Also from Caron - Narcisse Noir, Farnesiana, Nuit de Noel, Tabac Blond, Bellodgia, La Fete des Roses, Or et Nor, With Pleasure

Missoni

Missoni from mid Seventies Vogue magazine

Nina Ricci, Coeur-joie

1946 illustration by Christian Bérard

Filene's Forever Amber

Gift edition with black sueded case. $30/ounce in 1946

Hattie Carnegie, Out of the blue

One of five fragrances in famous Hattie 'head' bottle

Lucien Lelong 1946

From top above: Balalaika, Sirocco, Taglio

Left: Castel, Jabot, Indiscrete and Tailspin

Charbert, Breathless

Ad from Bonwit Teller, New York, 1946

Prince Matchabelli, Christmas '46

Christmas ad from 1946. Duchess of York and Stradivari at top, Crown Jewel centre, Crown Duet gift box and Christmas Bell trio at bottom

Le Galion, Sortilége

Wonderful Fifties image. Illustrator unknown. This ad appeared in 1951

Monteil. Fleur Sauvage

New in 1951

Worth, Je Reviens

Early Fifties advertisement

Caron, Fleurs de Rocaille

Early Fifties ad evoking aristocratic daintiness

Goya, Pink Mimosa

New in 1951

Guerlain, Sous Le Vent

1935 Darcy illustration

Lucien Lelong, " N "

Thought to be new in 1936

Irfé

A mysterious black drape for the four parfums de Prince Youssoupoff. 1936 from Vogue magazine

Saville, Mischief

New in 1936

Worth, Je Reviens

Mid-Thirties image for Worth's Je Reviens. Illustration by Leon Koudine

Coty, A Suma

Carved crystal bottle on black ebony base with four lacquer feet, 21/6 to 47/6 in 1936

Atkinson, Carillon

New in 1936

Yardley, Bond Street

Fabergé

Rare Fabergé ad from 1965. Left to right: Aphrodisia, Flambeau, Woodhue and Tigress

Lalique

Not strictly a vintage campaign but the bottle is perfection. From the pages of Paris Vogue, 1992 (launch year)

Lanvin, Arpege

1979 beauty shot for Lanvin's Arpege. Classic art deco-shape bottle references the 1920s when this perfume was first introduced

Valentino

1979. Tassle detail adds an extra flourish to this elegant bottle

Jean Desprez, Bal à Versailles

Perfume launched in the early Sixties. This elegant image from 1979

Lancaster, Chantage

Gucci, parfum 1

Gucci Parfum 1, definately around in 1979. This advertisement from Vogue

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