We all remember our first 'grown-up' perfume—mainly for the way it made us feel. For me, like many '90s millennial babies, it was Calvin Klein's CK One, which in hindsight was a truly iconic trailblazer. As for how it made me feel, the words "cool", "modern", and "free" feel like an understatement.
Launched in 1994 as the first openly-marketed unisex scent, with the tagline "A fragrance for a man or a woman," CK One was the brainchild of Alberto Morillas and Harry Fremont. The beloved scent was undeniably ahead of its time, as well as representative of what was to come both in perfumery at large. Seemingly anticipating a future in which gender fluidity was openly discussed and accepted, the scent was—and still is—so much more than a beauty product.
