Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977)

Pierre Dinand shaped the 1977 Opium bottle after the inrō, the small lacquered case Japanese men hung from a kimono sash, tassel and all. Dinand has said he first offered the idea to Kenzo, who found it too Japanese, before Saint Laurent saw it and tied it to the name Opium. The current eau de parfum shown here is a simpler cousin: flat glass with a deep red glow, a round gold medallion crossed by a black cord, and a domed gold cap.