GUERLAIN | Kadine 2021: Interview with Guerlain Master Perfumer Thierry Wasser

“How can one not fall in love with the Sultan’s wife?” - Thierry Wasser, Guerlain Master Perfumer Kadine – a Turkish word meaning “wife of the sultan” or “princess of the palace”− finds its origins in the Orientalist trend that inspired Jacques Guerlain’s creations in the early 20th century. Legend has it that on a journey to the Ottoman lands, Jacques Guerlain came upon the portrait of a faultlessly beautiful Kadine, renowned for her impeccable taste and appreciation for the olfactory arts.