Versace cackles in the face of recession and launches $2,100 perfume

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In Donatella Versace’s mind, the word ‘crash’ means diet.

The perpetually lithe and caramelized designer is set to debut a new fragrance priced at $2,100. WWD reports that Gianni Versace Couture will be sold in a white leather, stitched train case and that the bottle itself comes enrobed in tight white leather too.

Notes include bergamot, mandarin and heliotrope. (The most expensive perfume -- Imperial Majesty by Clive Christian -- sells for $215,000 and comes in a Baccarat decanter adorned with a five-carat diamond.)

Versace is making just 100 bottles to entice the ‘limited edition’ set; the perfume will be available here in December.

How much do you pay for perfume?

-- Monica Corcoran