Le Galion
Parisian elegance with the freedom of the open seas.
Le Galion was founded in Paris in 1930 by Prince Murat, a descendant of Joachim Murat, and sold five years later to perfumer Paul Vacher, who had previously worked at Houbigant and Worth. Under Vacher the house produced a string of compositions that became standards of mid-century French perfumery, including Sortilège in 1937 and the men's pillars Special for Gentlemen and Whip. The brand faded after Vacher's death and effectively disappeared in the 1980s. It was acquired and revived in 2014 by entrepreneur Nicolas Chabot, who had researched the formulas in the company archives and reissued a selection of the originals alongside new compositions in the same chypre, leather and floral idiom. Production is in Grasse and the brand operates from Paris, distributing through niche perfumeries in Europe, the United States and East Asia.
Releases
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.
