Costume National
Italian tailoring, Japanese minimalism, in scent.
Costume National is an Italian fashion house founded in Milan in 1986 by Ennio Capasa, who had spent several years in Tokyo as an assistant to Yohji Yamamoto, together with his brother Carlo. The brand became known in the late 1980s and 1990s for a distinctively narrow, dark, slightly sharp tailoring — Italian sartorial discipline crossed with the austere geometry of Japanese minimalism — that put it in conversation with houses like Helmut Lang and Ann Demeulemeester. The fragrance arm, CoSTUME NATIONAL Scents, launched in 2001, extending the same aesthetic into scent: spare, modern compositions that lean into smoky woods, white musks, and minimalist florals rather than ornate orientals. Scent Intense, a chypre floral by Laurent Bruyere released in 2002, and the unisex CoSTUME NATIONAL 21, released in 2007 to mark the brand's anniversary, are among the line's better-known entries.
- Woody100
- Amber82
- Warm Spicy65
- Citrus64
- Sweet64
- Patchouli61
- Soft Spicy
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
