Empreinte Courrèges 1971 Eau de Toilette

Empreinte was launched in 1971, but by then the hype around Correges fashion was already clearly fading. I was invited to a prom in 1967 and wore a silver mini dress, of course, with silver ankle boots (the -chen is important! They could only go up to just below the calf and were of course flat) and the inevitable hairstyle. Dyed black with bangs that had to stand up on the eyelashes and the sides trimmed straight with a ruler to earlobe height. In everyday life, the boots were made of black patent leather and were complemented by a white patent raincoat with black block stripes.

And just as straightforward, unadorned, and clean was Empreinte. The listed flowers were of course white. Romance was totally out. The fragrance also had no fruity notes, nothing citrusy, and I would compare it today to L`Eau d`Issey. I think, for our current standards, it is not particularly striking, but after fragrances like, for example, Brut/Faberge, various patchouli perfumes, or Moondrops by Revlon, such a clean and sterile scent was something extraordinary. Perhaps someone still remembers "Blazer" by Helena Rubinstein, which also fit into this scheme.

By the way, at the same time, O de Lancome was launched, which, unlike Empreinte, still exists today, albeit in a changed form.