Runaway Eau de Parfum
Woody, spicy, and nocturnal — the fragrance equivalent of slipping off after dark.
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Story & heritage
When Karen Walker moved more seriously into fragrance, Runaway became one of the scents that most clearly translated the brand's storytelling into another medium. The official description imagines a midnight journey deep into the forest, and Fashion Quarterly described the perfume as part of Walker's broader 'runaway success' in fragrance — a category the magazine linked to the designer's instinct for building distinctive worlds around products.
Materials & craft
Karen Walker's own fragrance copy calls Runaway a potent oriental-spicy scent with exotic woody and sensual undertones. The listed picture is atmospheric and specific: incense-like campfire smoke, crushed pine needles, sambac jasmine, and a cruelty-free, vegan formulation.
How to choose & style
Runaway makes the most sense as an evening-leaning signature rather than a casual daytime mist. It suits cooler weather, dark knits, wool coats, and anything else that can carry a woody-spiced trail without fighting it.