Today I'm wearing Eperdument, Antonio Alessandria's last work (his website is here).When we met at Pitti Fragranze Antonio sprayed my with it, surprising me completely. I thought he'd never use such evident ozonic notes in any creation!"Yes, actually I'm not fond of ozonic notes but... I needed to tell the sea journey of the bride inspiring my scent, and I could not do otherwise".He then explains the theme of the fragrance, a story that belongs to his family, but that is similar to that of many other Italian families of the last century, and (unfortunately) also of many foreign families of today: "In the first half of the twentieth century thousands of people left Italy to reach other countries,in order to start a new life with more opportunities. Among these migrants there were thousands of young women who left their loved ones to go to America and marry a complete stranger".Who knows what courage in the hearts of these young women! And how much hope!"Oh yeah! Some time ago I saw a play entitled "The ship of the wives", which speaks precisely of these brides and their high expectations; they're on board a ship which is taking them to a new life, and although they have different stories, the expectation for a better future unites them and makes them loyal to each other. The bride in Eperdument is coming back to visit to her old house, many years after she left, and finds those once-familiar smells. Eperdument is a story of love, rebirth a...