Italy. Franco Moschino born in Abbiategrasso, Milan in 1950, a designer, founds own company Moonshadow in 1983, launched signature perfume in 1987, dies on 18th September 1994, of a heart attack brought on by Aids, company continues under Rossella Jardini.
Moschino
Moschino
1987
The first fragrance by Moschino in association with Euroitalia, created by Firmenich; a green fragrance, with top notes of marigold, freesia, honeysuckle, plum and galbanum, heart notes of gardenia, rose, ylang-ylang and carnation on base notes of nutmeg, pepper, sandalwood, patchouli, amber, musk and vanilla. Presented in a simple ‘bottle’ shaped bottle with the silver cap tied with a green-white and red ribbon designed by Pierre Dinand. Also presented in a similar bottle inscribed with 'Specially for the USA'
Parfum Moschino
Moschino
1989
An oriental amber fragrance
Moschino Pour Homme
Moschino
1990
A crisp dry chypre edt with top notes of mandarin, bergamot, sage, lavender and cistus, heart notes of nutmeg, coriander and patchouli on base notes of vetiver, sandalwood and amber. Presented in a double-ended stoppered bottle designed by Atelier Dinand.
Cheap and Chic
Moschino
1995
Created by IFF; a fresh fruity-floral edt with top notes of bergamot, Yuzu lemon and petit grain, heart notes of water lily, cyclamen, rose, jasmine, peony, eglantine, violet, freesia and orris on base notes of sandalwood, vetiver, vanilla and tonka bean. Presented in a black round bottle with round pointed sliver cap, based on Olive Oil the girlfriend of Popeye the cartoon character; designed by Christian Jauffret of Atelier Dinand
Oh! De Moschino
Moschino
1996
A soft fresh marine floral fragrance with notes of bergamot, tangerine, stephanotis, yellow flag, peony, lily of the valley, pink lotus, wild cyclamen, Indian water lily, heliotrope, hawthorn, rose wood, sandalwood and musk. Presented in a bottle designed by Pierre Dinand
Uomo? Moschino
Moschino
1997
An aromatic-woody edt that overtly expresses the sexual ambiguity of the 1990’s man. With top notes of Hedione, rosewood, coriander and kumquat, heart notes of cyclamen, cinnamon and clay sage on base notes of cedar wood, artemisia, amber and musk. Presented in a clear glass hip flask shaped bottle with a sliver screw cap top with the name in bold letters, the question mark in the last ‘O’ introduces the sexual doubt.
L’E (heart shape) u Cheap and Chic
Moschino
2001
October: sub-titled ‘The funny side of Myself’; a fruity floral edt with notes of arum lily, rose, freesia, gooseberry, star anise, orange, heliotrope, amber and vetiver