Few couturiers have more momentum than Stéphane Rolland , who has just debuted his first scent, created in partnership with haute niche perfumer Henry Jacques.

The uber discreet launch comes as Rolland puts the finishing touches to his new Paris HQ, a fresh maison inside an historic address at 39 rue Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It will officially open on December 1.

“It’s everything I need right in the heart of Paris,” said Rolland, as he took Fashion Network on a tour of the 900-square-metre couture house. It’s located in the former HQ of Gastinne-Renette, the armorer who was the official supplier of Emperor Napoleon III. Notably, the pistol used in a duel by George Duroy, the protagonist of Maupassant’s classic novel of ruthless ambition in 19th century Paris 'Bel Ami ' was Gastinne

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