I Fiori Del Male

I Fiori Del Male — The Flowers of Evil, a direct reference to Baudelaire's landmark 1857 poetry collection — was founded in 2018 by Massimiliano Minorini as an Italian niche house committed to exploring fragrance's darker, more psychologically complex emotional territories. Perfumers Maurizio Cerizza and Luca Maffei craft compositions that take Baudelaire's preoccupation with beauty found in transgression, decay, and moral ambiguity as genuine creative briefs rather than marketing conceits. The catalogue moves through animalic musks, dark florals, smoke, and resinous depths — material territory that rewards sustained attention from wearers willing to engage with discomfort. The house's Italian identity adds a layer of interest: naming a perfume house after French Symbolist poetry signals deliberate intellectual cosmopolitanism rather than regional pride. Niche positioning reflects both the creative ambition and the limited-production reality of a serious boutique operation. I Fiori Del Male has developed a dedicated following among fragrance enthusiasts drawn to dark Italian niche and its characteristic intensity.