Fleur Noir Press Release
Celebrity Fashion Designer Tebo Dambe Survives a Car Fire in Los Angeles, Loses Her Collection—and Launches Fleur Noir, Her First Fragrance
LOS ANGELES, CA — Tebo Dambe was driving her Land Rover on the 405 freeway when it caught fire and burned to ashes. In the period that followed, the fashion designer lost her fashion collection, her business and her home. She experienced homelessness and slept outside. Friends fell away. No one came to help. But she kept designing—continuing to build her luxury fashion brand and writing a book, The War of Penetration. Now, she brings that journey into Fleur Noir, her first signature fragrance from TEBO DAMBE®, an American luxury fashion and fragrance brand founded in 2009.
For Tebo Dambe, design has always been about how something makes you feel. Fleur Noir Eau de Parfum brings that philosophy into fragrance through a pairing of oud and saffron, presented in a bold red bottle that she drew by hand. The sculptural curves reflect her creative vision and the journey she had to overcome, while the red color expresses fearlessness and boldness. The name Fleur Noir(e) means “Black Flower” in French. Together, the scent and bottle express the designer's belief that what we wear, what we create and what we leave behind should make people feel something.
“I crumbled, but I never stumbled,” says Tebo Dambe. That belief informs Fleur Noir and the woman she hopes it speaks to: someone who has been overlooked, underestimated or forced to begin again, yet still wants to feel beautiful, confident and unforgettable. For fragrance lovers seeking a distinctive scent with a strong design identity, Fleur Noir brings the designer's eye to an experience traditionally defined by scent alone.
Fleur Noir is a 100 ml Oud & Saffron Eau de Parfum, priced at $325 and available for pre-order exclusively at tebodambe.us. The first 25 pre-orders will include a complimentary TEBO DAMBE® Mini, designed to hold the fragrance bottle and a phone. Pre-orders are expected to ship 90–120 days after the pre-order window closes.
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