The house frames Iris Debonair as a nod to Charles Creed, a past generation of the family credited with shaking up British fashion. The fragrance opens on bergamot laced with absinthe, plus pink pepper and cardamom, then settles into English lavender from Kent and a violet leaf and fig heart. Iris pallida closes it out. Creed says the roots are grown for three years before they're usable, which is a long wait for a flower that mostly just wants to smell like powder.

This isn't a scent that announces itself. The fougere structure keeps everything aromatic and dry rather than sweet, and the iris reads more like clean linen than the powdery cliches people associate with old-school iris fragrances, if that distinction matters to you. Wear it somewhere you want to seem put together without seeming like you tried.

Iris Debonair runs £220 for 50ml and £310 for 100ml at UK retail; a limited Grey Quartz travel spray is £59. No US pricing or Amazon listing yet.