Great Shot. Terrible Name.
Really, Givenchy? Because we all want to smell like the brutally murdered? Even for a site that calls itself Haute Macabre, that’s just creepy.
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April 28th, 2011 at 4:18 PM
th flower existed before th murder & noir is th color ov decadence.
overall it is a luxurious name. & if people hate it for that…it makes me want it even more.
April 28th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
It’s also a flower so it’s appropriate.
Maybe it’s the other way around. The macabre blog makes you see murder everywhere.
April 28th, 2011 at 5:12 PM
concurred. it doesn’t roll off the tongue nicely, either. phonetically awkward. fail.
April 28th, 2011 at 9:44 PM
I think the fact that you see the word “Dahlia” and instantly think of the imfamous murder case and don’t even remember that there’s a flower by the same name (making it totally apropriate for a perfume) says something about YOU, not the perfume.
p.s. Even if it were named for the murder victime, being completely creeped out by that just means that you have a very low tolorance for creepy.
April 29th, 2011 at 1:40 AM
I adore the name!
April 29th, 2011 at 10:58 AM
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April 29th, 2011 at 11:25 AM
How about *not* attacking the person who posted this? It’s fine to disagree — just post why and don’t get personal.
April 29th, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Definition of MACABRE
1
: having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
2
: dwelling on the gruesome
3
: tending to produce horror in a beholder
****did u pick your name just because? or??? getting soft?
April 29th, 2011 at 12:24 PM
I see a difference between “Macabre” and the glorification of violence against women.
April 29th, 2011 at 4:49 PM
There’s no way Givenchy is not making a reference to the murder – that would just demonstrate an astounding level of cultural ignorance.
At the same time, I don’t find that particularly disturbing. Interest in the macabre effectively glorifies death and the gruesome. That the victim was a woman is not the point.
But, yeah, the name is dumb and contrived.
April 30th, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Drea had me at her comment, then ’247 snob’ made a good point, then Riff topped it off with a final word.
I see you guys have everything covered. lovely.
A perfume that smells like murder would be awesome as all fuck though.
a knife,
blood,
running mascara,
lipstick,
sweat,
adrenaline,
fear,
cum.
good stuff. i’d buy it.
i don’t think i need to express i’m romanticizing the idea, i mean..nobody wants an ‘evacuation of the bowels’ undertone in there just for realism.
am i wrong?
May 1st, 2011 at 10:32 PM
@Red….I appreciate the nuance of your comment. Wonder how long before Jezebel posts something smart and critical about this ad.
October 9th, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Even the big boys are getting in on exploiting the death of an unfortunately young woman. I would think, that since the press and various other media painted her as a nasty whore, they wouldn’t want their named linked to such “filth”. But anything to make a buck.
And, like Riff said, there is no way that this name is coincidental. Being an Elizabeth Short aficionado of sorts and I’ve discussed the case with literally hundreds of people. Very rarely so I come across anyone, even people in foreign countries, who hasn’t heard about The Black Dahlia, albeit usually in reference to the dreadful film.
October 9th, 2011 at 8:34 PM
Wow. My typing skills are horrible O_O
June 23rd, 2012 at 5:07 AM
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