Story & heritage

Éclat d'Arpège launched in 2002 as a luminous, modern descendant of Lanvin's legendary Arpège — the name nodding to the 1927 original while the scent itself took a brighter, fresher direction. Composed by perfumer Karine Dubreuil-Sereni, it became Lanvin's contemporary signature, one of the most widely worn fragrances the house has produced.

The bottle reprises Lanvin's perfume codes: a softly spherical flacon, tinted in the house's lilac, with a gold ring at the collar and the mother-and-daughter logo — drawn by Paul Iribe from a 1907 ball — printed on the glass.

Materials & craft

Éclat d'Arpège is a floral built around green lilac and peony, lifted by green tea leaf, peach blossom and wisteria over a soft musk-and-amber base — a composition Lanvin describes as delicate and joyful. Lanvin's fragrances have been licensed and produced by Interparfums since the perfume business was sold in 2007; the spherical bottle, with its gold collar and Lanvin logo, is the line's signature.

How to choose & style

Éclat d'Arpège is an easy, all-day floral — fresh and luminous rather than heavy, so it suits daytime and warmer weather and wears close to the skin. The standard eau de parfum is the signature; the line has grown a family of flankers (Mon Éclat, Éclat de Fleurs and others) that shift the floral lighter or sweeter. The lilac bottle is as recognisable as the scent.