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Caleche(1961)

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Created by Guy Robert for Hermes, Caleche opens on aldehydes and bergamot, moves through a heart of rose, iris, and jasmine, and closes on sandalwood, oakmoss, and musk.

Did you know? This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth, the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5, that historians say probably isn't true. Read the full story →

Brand

Hermes

Perfumer

Guy Robert

Launched

1961

Family

Floral

Created by Guy Robert for Hermes, Caleche opens on aldehydes and bergamot, moves through a heart of rose, iris, and jasmine, and closes on sandalwood, oakmoss, and musk. It represented Hermes's first fragrance created specifically for women, following the house's earlier Eau d'Hermes a decade before, and its name, meaning a horse-drawn carriage, ties it directly to the house's equestrian heritage. Its refined aldehydic-iris structure situates it among the sophisticated, restrained florals of the early 1960s.

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