Scent Is Memory: My Olfactory Wardrobe From the 70s to Today

collage with vintage perfume bottles from the 70s, 80s, 90s, to today

There are things we forget — phone numbers, old lovers, the name of that girl from art school. But then there are smells. Scents that never leave. Perfume has always been my family’s way of dressing a room before we even walk in. The women in my family didn’t just wear clothes, they wore silage. … Read more