La Proie Pour L'ombre

Serge Lutens revisits this well-known expression to create a fable about the impossibility some people face in choosing. Caught in a bind by their inability to make a decision, trapped in a world of fantasies and illusions, they have abandoned substance for shadow...

Sweetness of vanilla or authority of leather, no arbitration possible! Here, like two sides of the same coin, they oppose each other, clash, but their destinies are irrevocably linked.

"In you prophet you bear his cross, blood other than yours flows in your flesh, cursed be that couple in me that made me let go of the substance for the shadow.

"Blend together in a single feeling, the caress of vanilla and the snap of a leather strap awaken here the ambiguity of the two sides of the same fable." Serge Lutens

Designed by Serge Lutens as a signature perfume collection, the Gratte-ciel design takes us back to the New York skyline aesthetic of the 1920s/30s. Perfection of a lacquered black, beveled edges as sharp as the tip of a Chrysler Building, this iconic bottle draws its influences from Art Deco to embody a new modernity, the avant-garde of a style at the firmament.

With their Proustian undertones and powerful alcohols, Serge Lutens perfumery has been bottling olfactory creations that have become legendary for over 20 years. From "Féminité du bois" to "Ambre sultan," "La fille de Berlin," and more, each fragrance embodies an exceptional story and a unique signature.

Perhaps yours?