Costume National 21 Eau de Parfum 100ml Spray

Costume National 21 Eau de Parfum 100ml is a luxuriously unconventional oriental-woody fragrance from the Italian fashion house Costume National. Composed by Juliette Karagueuzoglou and Laurent Bruyère to celebrate the brand's 21st anniversary in 2007, the fragrance pairs the unexpected sensuality of milk and saffron with a spicy, peppery heart and an enveloping cashmeran-oud-vanilla drydown — a quietly daring, gender-fluid signature for those who avoid the obvious.

About Costume National

Costume National is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1986 by designer Ennio Capasa. Known for its modern, slightly subversive minimalism — sharp tailoring, black-heavy palettes and avant-garde silhouettes — Costume National brings the same attitude to its fragrance line. The "21" Eau de Parfum is the house's anniversary fragrance, a deliberately understated yet sophisticated celebration of its first 21 years.

Fragrance notes

• Top: Pure Milk, Saffron, Orange Blossom
• Heart: Royal Jelly, Musk, Olibanum (Frankincense), Black Pepper
• Base: Cashmeran, Oud Wood, Labdanum, Vanilla, Cashmere Wood, Amber, Cedarwood

Olfactory family: Oriental Woody  |  Launched: 2007  |  Perfumers: Juliette Karagueuzoglou, Laurent Bruyère  |  Gender: Unisex

The character of the scent

21 opens with a soft, almost edible milky-saffron accord — gentle, golden and immediately unusual. As it develops, royal jelly, frankincense and a kick of black pepper bring complexity and spice to the composition. The drydown is where the fragrance reveals its true luxuriousness: a long, enveloping blend of cashmeran, oud, labdanum and vanilla that lingers for hours on the skin.

Key benefits

• Sophisticated, gender-fluid oriental-woody signature from an Italian fashion house.
• Created by two of the perfume world's most acclaimed noses (Karagueuzoglou and Bruyère).
• Long-lasting Eau de Parfum concentration with excellent projection.
• Distinctive milky-saffron opening — recognisable without being obvious.
• Beautifully presented signature flacon — minimalist, dark, sleek.

Who it's for

Costume National 21 is for fragrance enthusiasts who want something distinctive — those who have grown bored with mainstream designer fragrances and are looking for a more cerebral, unisex composition. Fans of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Satin Mood, or other oriental woody niche compositions will find a kindred spirit here. Particularly suited to evening wear and cooler weather.

How to wear it

1. Apply to clean, moisturised skin — the rich base notes hold longer on well-hydrated skin.
2. Spray onto pulse points: wrists, neck, behind the ears.
3. For a softer halo, mist once into the air and walk through it.
4. Avoid rubbing the wrists together — it bruises the delicate milky-saffron opening.
5. Best worn in the evening and in cooler months, where the oud-cashmeran drydown blooms most fully.

Specifications

• Size: 100ml
• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
• Gender: Unisex
• Brand: Costume National
• Perfumers: Juliette Karagueuzoglou & Laurent Bruyère
• Launched: 2007 (21st anniversary edition)