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In 1995, Jean Paul Gaultier launched a masculine counterpart, called Le Mâle, to the feminine Classique perfume. Le Mâle perfume was contained in a male dress-form bottle, adorned with an iconic, striped, French sailor's shirt.
To cover the ornamental properties of the design, the US design patent, USD379676S, titled Bottle, was awarded to Jean Paul Gaultier, on June 3rd, 1997. To date, dozens of Jean Paul Gaultier male dress form bottles have been created, adorned with variously colored sailor's shirts, to contain an evolving line of Jean Paul Gaultier fragrances for men. A line of masculine fragrances designed to match their feminine counterparts, contained in female dress-form bottles.
Le Mâle perfume was created by a then-20-something perfumer called Francis Kurkidjan. Le Mâle is an oriental fern perfume, with a blend of lavender, mint and vanilla fragrances.
Below, the patent Figure 1, together with an image of the marketed Le Mâle Eau de Parfum, contained in a male dress form bottle, wearing a striped green and white sailor's shirt.
Reference
Jean Paul Gaultier
www.jeanpaulgualtiercom
Jean Paul Gaultier
www.jeanpaulgualtiercom
Maison Kurkidjan
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