House Ledger · MM-INDEX-2025-COD-001 Inaugural Admission · Season 01 (2025)
The Scent Wardrobe — Memory Kept on the Skin
What it is
A small set of distinct perfumes chosen for roles—work, evening, quiet, celebration—so days read clearly.
Why it matters (women’s culture)
Smell orders memory. A wardrobe lets a woman write time, place, and self on her terms; it decouples identity from a single signature and puts authorship back in her hands.
Form
- 3–6 scents mapped to roles/rooms
- Distinct families (citrus, floral, chypre, woods, amber)
- Scales from skin-close to room-legible
Substance
- Concentration/materials disclosed (EDT/EDP; naturals/synthetics)
- Stable production; reformulation notes preserved
- Small decants for travel/testing
Provenance
- Practice documented across perfume history and criticism
- Primary: house formula notes/press releases; batch codes
- Secondary: authoritative critics and museum perfume archives
How to keep it
- Store cool/dark; cap tight; track batch/date
- Test on skin; give 30 minutes to settle
- Retire when reformulation changes the read
Where it belongs
Workdays, evenings, ritual moments.
Where to find
Perfumer houses; heritage counters; museum archives; critics’ libraries.
Method & Evidence
Method: Assessed against Form · Substance · Provenance. Evidence includes house notes and dated bottles/batches. No paid placement; inclusion is earned.
Observed: Jan–Oct 2025
Sources
- Primary: House press releases/formula notes; bottle batch codes.
- Secondary: Osmothèque/Museum resources; Luca Turin & Tania Sanchez, Perfumes: The Guide.
Ledger & Version
MM-INDEX-2025-COD-001 · Version 1.0 (Oct 2025)
Evidence addenda
Corrections/evidence: evidence@modernmonclaire.com (Subject: Addendum — Scent Wardrobe — [House]).
Cross-references
See also: Seasonal Wardrobe Edit — The Small Archive; Hoop Earrings — Continuous Line
