King Kong (by Kenzo 1978)
Even thirty five years ago, at its launch, King Kong was regarded as "unusual", in the sense of out of the ordinary, strange and intriguing; in a word: with character. At those times unusual creations were not only allowed but even welcomed, and companies tried their best to permeate all their products (fragrances, too) with their values and aesthetics. Kenzo's couture was unusual, characteristic, intriguing, and his first scent, named King Kong had to be the same , of course. Today, designers license their brand's perfumes to other companies, thus losing control over what is offered with their name on. In this way, scented creations are not ambassadors of the designer's style anymore, they only have to sell as expected by the licensee.