969

969 is a perfume named for a moment in Borbonese’s design history. The house’s collection account connects it to the Luna Bag, created in 1969 to celebrate the moon landing. Its fluid shape challenged the structured bags of its time. The fragrance translates that story through citrus, cocoa, iris and softly textured woods.

Sweet orange peel, tea leaves and bergamot make up the official opening. Tea is an important detail alongside the two citrus references: it adds a leafy direction before the composition reaches cocoa beans, ginger and iris in the heart. Those central notes bring together a roasted gourmand association, spice and a powdery floral accent without turning the concept into a simple chocolate perfume.

Cashmere wood, leather accord and tonka bean form the base. The published structure therefore connects a brighter opening to materials associated with softness and warmth, a fitting parallel to the bag story. Leather is identified as an accord, preserving the distinction between an olfactory effect and a claim about a literal ingredient.

The Fragrantica catalogue dates 969 to 2024 and lists it for women and men. Within Borbonese‘s numbered collection, 969 is a historical reference rather than its release year. Follow Cocoa or Iris to explore the unusual heart pairing. The official collection uses the same rounded bottle language across its perfumes, so the printed number remains the clearest way to distinguish this particular woody composition.