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Scent and Subversion Decoding A Century Of Provocative Perfume

Barbara Herman

Let Perfume has been -- and continues to be -- subversive. By playing with gender conventions, highlighting the ripe smells of the human body, or celebrating queer and louche identities, 20th-century perfume broke free from the assumptions of the prior century, and became a largely unrecognized par...

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It was described as a journey through the 20th century, exploring how the cultural concept of what people should smell like has changed over time, with a focus on the evolution of perfume.

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I like to describe what I did in this book was sniff my way through the 20th century.

— Episode: Perfume: Articles of Interest #9

Episode: Perfume: Articles of Interest #9

It was described as a journey through the 20th century, exploring how the cultural concept of what people should smell like has changed over time, with a focus on the evolution of perfume.

"

I like to describe what I did in this book was sniff my way through the 20th century.

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