Costume National Scent Eau de Parfum 50ml Spray is the debut feminine fragrance from the cult Italian fashion house Costume National, composed in 2002 by perfumer Laurent Bruyère. A modern oriental built around a leather-and-vanilla heart, it opens with a clean lift of bergamot, green tea and cardamom, blooms into a soft floral middle of jasmine sambac, rose and hibiscus, and settles on a warm, smoky base of leather, sandalwood, patchouli, ambergris and vanilla.
About Costume National
Costume National was founded in 1986 by designer Ennio Capasa in Milan, after a formative stint working under Yohji Yamamoto in Tokyo. The label became known through the 1990s for its slim, sharply tailored silhouettes in head-to-toe black, and that minimalist-but-sensual signature carries directly into its fragrance line. The first Scent, launched in 2002, is the house's most enduring perfume and remains the reference point for everything that followed.
Fragrance notes
- Top: Bergamot, Green Tea, Cardamom
- Heart: Jasmine Sambac, Rose, Hibiscus
- Base: Leather, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Ambergris, Vanilla
Olfactory family: Oriental Floral | Launched: 2002 | Perfumer: Laurent Bruyère
Who it's for
Costume National Scent suits women drawn to understated, characterful orientals — the soft-leather, smoky-vanilla register rather than loud sweetness. It reads as a confident evening fragrance for autumn and winter, but the green-tea opening keeps it wearable from late afternoon onwards even in milder weather. Ideal for low-lit dinners, after-dark events and anyone who already wears scents like Bulgari Black or vintage Boucheron Jaipur.
How to use
- Spray two to three times onto pulse points — wrists, behind the ears, the nape of the neck.
- Hold the bottle around 15 cm away from the skin for an even mist.
- For longer trail, mist once across the hair or onto a scarf.
- Allow the top notes to settle before judging the scent; the leather-vanilla base develops over the first 30 minutes.
Specifications
- Size: 50ml
- Concentration: Eau de Parfum
- Gender: Women
- Brand: Costume National
- Year: 2002
- Perfumer: Laurent Bruyère
