After a decade of silence, Balenciaga has officially announced its return to the world of perfumery. The house has reissued the cult fragrance Le Dix (1947) and unveiled ten brand-new compositions, forming an entire collection. This is not just a business relaunch - it’s a gesture that fuses archival memory with the avant-garde language of contemporary scent.
To bring back Le Dix, the brand tracked down the only surviving flacon from a private collector after fifteen years of searching. The archival bottle was scanned, its hand-tied ribbon and globular cap faithfully reconstructed, while the formula was reimagined with modern ingredients - orris absolute, violet, aldehydes, and incense.
Alongside it, Balenciaga launches a new olfactory vocabulary: No Comment, Getaria, Twenty Four Seven, Muscara, Cristóbal, 100%, Extra, To Be Confirmed, and Incense Perfumum. All are presented in bottles that echo the historic Le Dix, creating the impression that past and present stand side by side on the same shelf.
A Brief Guide to the New Balenciaga 2025 Collection
Fragrance Concept / Idea
Le Dix (2025). A reconstruction of Balenciaga’s first fragrance from 1947. The archival bottle was found with a private collector, scanned in detail - including the globular cap and ribbon. The formula blends orris absolute, modern isolated iris aldehydes, violet leaf absolute, and incense oils.
No Comment. A woody, “green”-toned perfume, an attempt to capture the mystical aura of Cristóbal Balenciaga.
Getaria. A salty, marine composition inspired by Balenciaga’s Spanish coastal origins - featuring citrus, crystallized seaweed, and an oceanic accent.
Twenty Four Seven. A vanilla–amber scent, a modern reinterpretation of the comforting classics, enriched with warm musk.
Muscara. Smoky ambrette with orris - an olfactory rendering of “black mascara” as a fragrance.
Cristóbal. Deep and warm, built on oud, patchouli, and oakmoss. Named after the house’s founder.
100%. An emerald, modern rose. One of the most contrasted in the collection, fusing the classic rose with avant-garde nuances.
Extra. A vibrant composition with piquant pepper, bold red currant, and a daring avant-garde edge. One of the boldest scents of the collection.
To Be Confirmed. A misty, serene floral - like a garden veiled in haze, designed as a counterpoint to sharper compositions.
Incense Perfumum. Resinous, profound, centered on incense. Conceived as an olfactory “thought” or “prayer” underscoring the dramatic heritage of the house.
All ten fragrances come in flacons closely modeled on the 1947 Le Dix: clear glass, a globular cap, ribbon bow, and lacquered patinated label.
The collection is envisioned as a “balance of heritage and avant-garde”: some scents reconstruct or reference Balenciaga’s classic perfumery, while others are entirely new compositions that create a dialogue with the past.
The launch took place in September 2025, with Balenciaga opening a dedicated perfume boutique line to position this collection as the brand’s new “fine fragrance” capital.
1947. Le Dix.
Le Dix - an aldehydic violet cloud named after the address 10 avenue George V. Perfumer Francis Fabron created a fragrance that stood as the antithesis of Chanel No. 5: not burlesque, but silence; not seduction, but elegant distance.
Jean Sluey’s bottle design was architecture in glass: minimalism with a bow, a couture memory held in place.
Balenciaga’s perfumery has always lived on the threshold between history and myth. This was never an industry of “pleasant smells,” but an extension of cut, line, and fabric - an invisible elongated seam of a dress breathing on the skin.
These perfumes were artifacts: dense, layered, made for those unafraid to sound louder than the flowers in the vase.
It was couture continued: the body as text, memory as material, a note as interpretation.
Le Dix is no longer just the fragrance of 1947, but proof that perfume can be a manifesto that endures across decades.
