La Dame à la licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn) is the modern title given to a series of six anonymous tapestries woven in Flanders from wool and silk, from designs (“cartoons”) drawn in Paris around 1500. The set, on display in Musée de Cluny in Paris, is often considered one of the greatest works of art of the Middle Ages in Europe.
Five of the tapestries are commonly interpreted as depicting the five senses – taste, hearing, sight, smell, and touch. The sixth displays the words “(À) Mon Seul Désir”. The tapestry’s meaning is obscure, but has been interpreted as representing love or understanding.
The fragrance MON SEUL DÉSIR is the interpretation of this magical tale, depicting the desire as the sixth sense. The elegance is pushed to the extreme in this composition, to expose a fatal attractiveness and absolute fascination…; a concert of enveloping accords vibrate with unmatched sensations, awakening an unknown, indescribable feeling, burning with desire…