Former Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz has partnered with French perfumer Frédéric Malle (Estée Lauder group) to create a new fragrance that will be released next spring.

News of Elbaz’s latest project was announced at a ceremony in Paris where Elbaz was officiated as an Officer in the Legion d’Honneur.

Alber Elbaz has created a perfume with Frédéric Malle. Photo credit: © But Sou Lai

Called "Superstitious" the perfume will be released in March 2017. It will mark the 24th fragrance for Malle, and the second created in collaboration with a fashion designer after Dries Van Noten in 2013.

To create Superstitious, the pair worked with perfumer Dominique Ropion, who previously worked with Frédéric Malle for “Cologne Indélébile” and “Carnal Flower”.