Late in the madcap, free-for-all romp that marked the Nineties, fashion designer Hervé Leger debuted what became known as the “bandage dress” for its ability to make the wearer look bound in Ace bandages – and still look incredibly chic and sexy.
Hervé Leger is now Hervé L. Leroux and to mark Monsieur Leger’s new identity, Joya, the Brooklyn-based design studio, created a stunning matte black porcelain candle inspired by Leger’s signature silhouette.
Handcrafted in New York by Joya and ceramic artist Sarah Cihat, the porcelain candle features a bias cut edge in honor of Leger’s signature creations with a fragrance redolent of giroflée, the ancient flower from Leger’s garden that has a powerful, seductive scent reminiscent of cloves.
Founded in 2004 by Frederick Bouchardy, Joya (meaning “jewel” in Spanish) produces candles and home fragrances, which are composed of perfume oils with no alcohol and are immediately responsive to a person’s body temperature.
The collaborative “Giroflee” candle blooms into notes of jasmine petals, magnolia blossom, gardenia, and tuberose, before settling into a musk and cedarwood drydown. The overall effect is every bit as sultry and seductive as Leger’s original body-conscious designs.
The Joya & Hervé L. Leroux “Giroflée” candle is the first signature scent for the Hervé L. Leroux brand and launched exclusively at Alchemist (Miami), Henri Bendel (New York), Colette (Paris), Hervé L. Leroux (Paris), and online at Joya Studio.
