journal slm
Sous le manteau is an initiator of exquisite news and encounters. The lifespan of these endeavors may be as short as one night, or perhaps burn brightly for many months.
Below, we bring to light our once undercover collaborations or joyful moments:
x AZ factory
Summer 2022, Paris.
We partnered with French fashion brand, AZ factory, on the creation of 6 pouches, as homes for our iconic minimalist bottles.
Each fabric was designed by legendary Alber Elbaz.
These satchels are available exclusively as part of the AZ experiential pop-up. First stop was this summer at Galerie Joseph in Paris.
Photography (c) Osmologie
Indie Fragrance of the Year Award Finalist
After an aromatic and zesty accord of Bergamot and an extremely rare essence of Cascarilla specially made available for this formula, Odisiaque n°6 reveals all the warmth of a feasting heart of wild and dry grass. A short formula, whose transparency serves to sublimate the addictive, suave and carnal fragrance of the absolutes of Mate, Liatrix, Tobacco and Tonka Bean.
Remy Holwick
Carte blanche Summer 2022- Winter 2023. Remy Holwick's photographic and video work has been shown with Fahey/Klein Gallery, OSMOS, and featured in Purple Magazine, Another Magazine, and other titles.
Ksenija Kurs
Carte blanche Fall 2021- Spring 2022
Florient Azoulay
Carte blanche Summer 2021.
Florient Azoulay crystallizes love scenes around each of our fragrances. Florient is a sought-after artistic collaborator, creator of numerous multidisciplinary shows, co-translator of the Complicité / Simon McBurney theater. He is currently directing an edition of Shakespeare's complete works (Les Belles Lettres) and has signed in 2021 the scenography for the exhibition at Château de Valençay on the exile of masterpieces from the Louvre. This pedagogical enthusiast is the artistic accomplice of Xavier Gallais at the direction of the Salle Blanche, the new Parisian theater school.
Mara Gunja
Carte blanche Spring-Summer 2021
Languorous and frozen poses at the same time, tight shots ... Mara Gunja is a photographer adept at the alchemy of skin. Living in Estonia she celebrates the present moment and the emotions that arise as part of her lens.
Cristian Marianciuc
Spring 2021
To celebrate the arrival of Slm in Romania with Rosamundi, we invited the artist Cristian Marianciuc.
Cristian is a Romanian paper artist whose work revolves around the origami crane. Since 2014 he has been perfecting his very personal style which sees the humble yet beautifully symbolic traditional model of the crane come alive with the help of intricately cut wings, flowers, folkloric motifs and other decorative paper elements.
One of the central characteristics of his work is the concept of layering, in a literal but also a metaphoric sense. Each piece comes with a backstory, with increasingly personal references, a dedicated piece of music, and for his most recent collection – a fragrant muse. The notes of a fragrance are interpreted through textures, colours and carefully chosen shapes.
The end result aims to reflect the richness or the simplicity of a fragrance, offering up a multi-sensory and highly immersive experience.
hidden under the covers
under the cover of night
undercover
beneath layers of fabric
under layers of skin
beneath tissue
under protection by arches
surrounded by bones
and now racing
drunk on devilish vapours
mischievous mists
ancient love potions
this frail handful of flesh
shakes and quivers from fear and excitement
and lust
it stands to burst through the arches
through its cage made of bones
through the layers
then it stops for a moment
until the vapours fill both lungs anew
and they seize control of the body
just as a good love potion should
and the internal infernal fire
lingers on
leaving behind a trail like a cloak
under the cover of night
undercover
Alicia Bertomeu
Carte blanche Fall-Winter 2020
Fragrance Foundation UK
London, August 2020
2018
Pop-up Store on Madison Avenue, New York
Featuring the photographies by Kanak Guo & jewelry pearls by Jaimal Odedra. 29 XI - 9 XII 2018
Kanak Guo
Carte blanche Fall 2018
Kanak Guo is a fashion photographer based in New York. A graduate of SVA, he worked for Madame Figaro China, So Figaro China and T Magazine China, styling among others the actress Jessie Li and the model Liu Wen for the luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Dior.
His personal work won the Silver Award of the China Photographic Association and in 2017, his concept photography « Journey of Youth » was shortlisted for the Three Shadows Photography Awards.
French Heritage Society
New York, May 5 2018
Valentine’s day
New York
2017
Edit 151 Park Avenue New York
Jaimal Odedra
Carte blanche.
The indiscreet pearls. Five pearls with sensual contours, the artistic interpretation to the five active essences from sous le manteau.
Bronze. Limited edition. First slm jewelry collection. Polished bronze, sand-caste, and hand-made, in limited edition signed by the artist, these pearls that cannot wait to be caressed and carried.
Jaimal Odedra is a multi-talented artist and designer. Coming from the Royal College of Art and a Fulbright Scholar, his collaborations have led him to travel through Europe, India, Africa and the United States. He has partnered in the past years with Rick Owens and he is represented in New York by Maison Gerard.
Pascal Perich
First slm trailer, September 2017
Albertine
Cultural Services of the French Embassy, New York, March 2017
The Pierre Hotel, New York
United States Premiere.
The Essence of Love/ 4 II - 12 III 2017
La Maison Souquet
Official press launch December 2016
2016
Pascal Perich
Carte blanche to the franco-american photographer. November 2016
Our perfumes become pretexts for capturing stolen moments revealed for the very first time. Pascal Perich has lived in Brooklyn for 25 years and regularly collaborates with titles such as GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue Hommes, Time and Financial Times as well as Le Monde and Télérama.
Frédérique Deghelt
Alongside each scent of this first collection are the words of the novelist Frédérique Deghelt. A journalist and television director, she has devoted herself to writing. The significant successes of Another Woman’s Life (2007) and Jade’s Grandmother (2009) have earned Deghelt a wide audience. Both novels have been translated into several languages, and the first was adapted into a film starring Juliette Binoche and Mathieu Kassovitz.
Nuit Blanche, De Amore
Paris
For the Nuit Blanche, an artistic event which takes place in October once a year, we were invited to repair broken hearts with our love potions.
From 7pm to 7am, on the bridge that links the Palais de Tokyo to the Quai Branly museum, facing the Eiffel Tower, hundreds of Parisians experienced for the first time the power of our scents. This is where it all began ...
