It was champagne and Italian canapés all round at the launch of Alberta Ferrettis first ever fragrance last week. On a beautiful summers evening (remember those?) at The Orangery in Kensington Gardens, we mingled with models and fellow editors in celebration of the new scent, simply called Alberta Ferretti. (Quick preview: top notes of lily, freesia and sweet pea are balanced by heady amber and patchouli, and we liked the way the initial burst of sweetness gave way to a lingering veil of spiciness on our skin.)
After listening to Alberta speak about her inspiration for the fragrance the kind of confident, modern woman who wears her dresses, we made our way through the crowd of models sporting her designs, each one representing a different note in the perfume, to grab five minutes with Mrs F herself (teeny tiny even in towering heels but with a fabulous blow dry that made her hair look like a cloud of spun sugar):
So there you have it. La Dolce Vita according to Alberta.