25 May 2009
Monocle x CDG Cologne

I stopped by Odin yesterday on my way to Central Park to see what they have given I walk by at least once daily, but in order not to tempt myself stop in only once or so per month.

At Den -- the permanent pop-up shop to the east of the original shop -- they're having a clearance sale of men's and women's clothing, including an amazing sweater by Victor Glemaud, which is a steal at $119. Get in there before all of the good stuff is gone.

In Odin (sorry ladies I didn't stop in Pas de Deux), there were some great shirts and a really hot navy blazer by Robert Geller, shirts and pants by Nice Collective, and the Trovata tees are only $45 and they're not on sale. This must be recession pricing by Trovata. While I've never bought one of they're tees, I'm almost certain they used to cost around $62 and Odin has bought all the dark and broody styles, which are pretty hot. I also checked out a pair of YSL sunglasses that I want so bad and a pair of shorts by Rag and Bone that I might not be able to live without.

Finally, at the back of the store, where they have the shoes and the fragrances, a friend passed a bottle of Hinoki -- the collaboration scent between lifestyle magazine Monocle and my favorite scent makers Comme des Garçons. It's pretty hot.

Hinoki takes its name from the hinoki cypress, a tree that only grows in Japan and is the preferred wood for building palaces, temples, shrines and the finest wooden soaking baths. Soaking in the legendary open-air hinoki ofuro (wooden bath) filled with warm spring water on a chilly morning, the idea for the perfume was born and the result is breathtaking. The ofuro is captured perfectly: the full, rich scent of the wood, the smells of the surrounding greenery, the soft touch of meditative incense, the memories of native moss.

Hinoki is a dry, woody-fresh scent with an intangible "something" that gives it a mystical edge and the ability, much like CdG's Incense Series, to conjure the exact emotion and feel of the idea behind its creation and name.

Just like CdG's Incense series? No wonder I like it so much. Read more and get a bottle for yourself here on LuckyScent. I'd link you to Odin's site, but they don't have the fragrances listed.

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