tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post7974673752443345753..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Alexander McQueen: 1969-2010Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20136178916223336662010-02-16T14:30:47.651+00:002010-02-16T14:30:47.651+00:00I was actually quite upset and I didn't know h...I was actually quite upset and I didn't know him at all- it is just such a waste. Also a timely reminder that money and success don't make you happy and that artists are very fragile indeed, whether they are successful or not. I watched a single man about loss last night and I thought of him actually.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-29756565221897186732010-02-15T17:03:01.641+00:002010-02-15T17:03:01.641+00:00I'll never forget the years i wore it as a sig...I'll never forget the years i wore it as a signature. Cumin-rose. Burning autumn leaves and maple. "Pierce my heart again". And never forget the "hooker eatin' a burrito"-comment.. it gave me giggles for months. Actually a nice&naughty southern belle de nuit that must have been... Love this scent. RIP, a rare genius, he was. And the good always die young, as we Cat Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949315894316323029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50800509162416715242010-02-15T15:51:11.654+00:002010-02-15T15:51:11.654+00:00Thanks for commenting, it was indeed a sad, sad lo...Thanks for commenting, it was indeed a sad, sad loss... :-(Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4045152767169548892010-02-13T07:58:22.756+00:002010-02-13T07:58:22.756+00:00Yes, Rest In Peace Alexander McQueen . A real loss...Yes, Rest In Peace Alexander McQueen . A real loss to fashion.Mystic Knotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27340421017930543782010-02-13T01:23:07.836+00:002010-02-13T01:23:07.836+00:00Minette,
I forgot to mention that your comparing ...Minette,<br /><br />I forgot to mention that your comparing Kingdom to Eau d'Hermes and (re-issued) Femme is spot-on! There are elements of both in there. The cumin, for one. :-)<br />(how I love cumin)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46003350668122553092010-02-13T01:21:56.900+00:002010-02-13T01:21:56.900+00:00V,
I hope he does rest...V,<br /><br />I hope he does rest...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28926774050782514742010-02-13T01:21:28.948+00:002010-02-13T01:21:28.948+00:00Minette,
your words sound particularly poignant, ...Minette,<br /><br />your words sound particularly poignant, I feel like you have touched a delicate point which might be hiding behind the facade...We'll never know I guess. <br />I didn't know about his mother, learned about it after writing this post. It's certainly a devastating thing losing one's mother. If only...<br /><br />I do recall TD and her beau. That was a complete Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10707142960462196332010-02-13T01:19:54.324+00:002010-02-13T01:19:54.324+00:00L,
you'll have to do it quickly, before vultu...L,<br /><br />you'll have to do it quickly, before vultures exploit the post mortem frenzy.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59054157690619506642010-02-13T01:19:25.118+00:002010-02-13T01:19:25.118+00:00N,
kind thoughts...I thought he was truly gifted,...N,<br /><br />kind thoughts...I thought he was truly gifted, the designs were super-imaginative, but the little I saw had excellent craftmanship too!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79275553637067722742010-02-13T01:18:42.969+00:002010-02-13T01:18:42.969+00:00Six,
so nice to see you!
Yeah, Kingdom was somet...Six,<br /><br />so nice to see you!<br /><br />Yeah, Kingdom was something else to be sure! Great scent really.<br />I bet it will become a rare collectible now, and what a pity that people will milk it for all it's worth....Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84704382004598076572010-02-12T23:53:13.640+00:002010-02-12T23:53:13.640+00:00Yes sad. Requiem in Pace. - VYes sad. Requiem in Pace. - VViolainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10363649387466483398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15540790448354639212010-02-12T01:13:25.816+00:002010-02-12T01:13:25.816+00:00helg, i did wear kingdom today. i've always li...helg, i did wear kingdom today. i've always liked it, but i forget to wear it. it doesn't do any b.o. nasty thing on me, though. it's quite tame. interesting, but tame. it reminds me of really well-done man's cologne, and of eau d'hermes and femme. i plan to wear it more. plus, i love that bottle. it looks like an alien robot and a heart. <br /><br />- minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65904482255061453982010-02-12T00:56:18.947+00:002010-02-12T00:56:18.947+00:00maybe more close to the heart (than isabella blow)...maybe more close to the heart (than isabella blow) - just days after his mother died. <br /><br />suicide never makes sense to anyone left behind. wonder if it does to those who do it. <br /><br />and so many creative ones take that road out of here. remember theresa duncan and her beau? <br /><br />such loss and such tragedy. so sad.<br /><br />-minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87052472499463680322010-02-11T19:16:01.245+00:002010-02-11T19:16:01.245+00:00Oops. Now I gotta get Kindom, too. And maybe those...Oops. Now I gotta get Kindom, too. And maybe those crazy shoes from the last collection.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51935300499746973372010-02-11T18:55:23.892+00:002010-02-11T18:55:23.892+00:00What a terrible loss. His designs are so beautifu...What a terrible loss. His designs are so beautiful, especially in the way they seem to wrap and worship the body. I miss the suits and dresses he will never design. I wish him peace.<br /><br />NataliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1728793989708592642010-02-11T17:28:32.129+00:002010-02-11T17:28:32.129+00:00Gah.
I would so love to make this Kingdom day, ex...Gah.<br /><br />I would <b>so</b> love to make this <i>Kingdom</i> day, except I don't have <i>Kingdom</i> no more, and I loved the darn thing to pieces, snippy remarks it elicited notwithstanding. That perfume was really something else.Six'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03386119372459993709noreply@blogger.com