Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.
How did Jean-Paul Guerlain make Samsara, one of his namesake perfume house's most famous fragrances? By working like a [racial epithet], that's how. The founder of the house of Guerlain has come under fire for using a racial slur twice in a television interview on Friday. CNN reports: "Guerlain—who is no longer connected with the perfume company that bears his name—made the remarks during an interview with France 2 on Friday about his career and the making of Samsara, one of his famous perfumes he created to impress a woman. 'One day I told her—and I still called her Madame—"What would seduce you if one was to make a perfume for you?" and she told me, "I love jasmine, rose and sandalwood,"' Guerlain recalled. 'And for once I started working like a [racial epithet]. I don't know if [racial epithet] ever worked that hard,' he said." [CNN]
Loading comments...