At the time John Galliano served as Dior’s fashion designer and creative director, overseeing Nagel’s development of the unusual, youth-oriented strawberry-and-popcorn eau de parfum.

[1] That perfume, a floral chypre with leather and galbanum notes,[1] created by Paul Vacher and Jean Carles, appeared in many different iterations over the following years.

[3] Miss Dior Chérie most prominently featured unconventional strawberry and caramelized popcorn notes,[4] though it also had a popular patchouli fraction reminiscent of Chanel’s 2001 hit Coco Mademoiselle,[5] as well as mandarin, violet, jasmine, and musk.

[8] British Vogue described this perfume as a “sparkling and distinctive floral scent blended with notes of tangy yet spicy bitter orange, Gardenia and white musks”.

[3] Prior to bringing on Demachy to create its perfumes in house, Dior has contracted out its fragrances and consequently Givaudan held the formula for Nagel’s creation.

[15] This sponsorship drew Portman into scandal a few months later when Galliano, by then Dior’s creative director of 15 years, was caught on video making anti-Semitic remarks including declaring, “I love Hitler”.