Do son

From Vietnam to Paris, from a recollection to a fragrance, from illustration to animation…

Since its initial creation at Diptyque, the perfume Do Son has always been celebrated with invention and creativity. Just last year, its virtues were extolled in a book by photographer Tim Walker ; this year, Do Son experiences a creative rebirth as it enters a new medium of expression.

This iconic Diptyque perfume continues to feed the imagination and nurture artistic collaborations. Eighteen years after its creation, Do Son is entering another chapter – one filled with movement, with,colors and music – in a history that is already rich in imagery and vision. A chapter that celebrates drawing, a passion inextricably bound up with the identity of the Maison, expressed here in a way that is new, dynamic, universal and cinematic. An animated film – a unique creative medium that is ideal for evoking feelings and expressions in an emotive manner.

Yves Coueslant, whose childhood memories were behind the inception of this perfume, could not have wished for a finer, more ontemporary interpretation of his creation when, seated at his work table, he dreamed up and imagined Do Son. The film depicts him at this seminal moment, so typical of the Diptyque creative process in which graphic expression reigns supreme.

Studio Werlen Meyer

This year Do Son will be telling its tale in the form of an animated short film realised by the young Parisian studio Werlen Meyer, acclaimed for its work with Wes Anderson and Stromae.

James Blake

Combining illustrations and line drawings – this being the hallmark of the landscapes associated with Diptyque perfumes – the film also features a musical soundtrack by multiple-award-winning British songwriter, composer and performer James Blake.

Do Son eau de toilette 100 ml

Limited Edition

Do Son eau de toilette 30 ml

Limited Edition

Do Son eau de parfum 75ml

Limited Edition

Tubéreuse/Tuberose Candle 190g

Limited Edition

Tubéreuse/Tuberose Candle 600g

Set of 3 50g Do Son perfumed soaps

Limited Edition

Do Son cleansing hand and body gel 200ml

Limited Edition

The perfume, composed by Fabrice Pellegrin, with invaluable input from Christiane Montadre-Gautrot and Yves Coueslant, was conceived with Coueslant’s mother in mind. “It was a collaboration, with much sharing and listening between the three of us. I drew sustenance from the tales of travel and of life imparted to me during my encounters with the founders of Diptyque, and Do Son was born out of those conversations. The fragrance was my attempt to recreate, via the distinctive scent of tuberoses, the atmosphere and the memory of a childhood spent in Vietnam. Tuberose is an exceptional flower – majestic in every respect, and for Yves, enveloping and material. It became our point of reference. I worked on it with great care, developing its green, aquatic, floral, creamy and sunny facets. And that’s how the accord came into being.”
The Do Son collection for 2023 is made up of a series of limited editions and a few new arrivals previously unseen in our catalogue.

Behind the scenes of the creation of the animated film Do Son at Studio Werlen Meyer