'The house of Dior is about to reveal a new territory for men with Johnny Depp as its iconic ambassador,' Dior announced its first men's fragrance on Instagram.
- June 4, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Johnny Depp has been named the new face of Christian Dior's upcoming male fragrance. Announcing the news, the perfume house debuted the scent's first campaign image on Wednesday, June 3 on its official Instagram.
"The house of Dior is about to reveal a new territory for men with Johnny Depp as its iconic ambassador," Dior wrote alongside the snap. The image features the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star sporting white shirt underneath dark blazer. He completed his cool appearance with some jewelry and perfectly styled hair.
The perfume marks the label's first male fragrance in 10 years and Depp's first experience of posing for any men's fragrance. Although Dior hasn't revealed the name for the cologne, the industry announced that it would be made available across the globe on September 1.
Dior also revealed that the already-anticipated scent was formulated by renown perfumer Francois Demachy, the man behind Dior Homme and Miss Dior.
Depp joins previous Dior's famous celebrity models that included Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lawrence and Marion Cotillard.
In other news, Depp recently made headlines for illegally bringing his pet dogs, Pistol and Boo, to Australia. The actor was urged to send the pet back to the United States within 2 days or the country's authorities would put them down if he failed to follow the order.
After he flew the pooches back to the U.S., Australian authority threatened him with year-long jail time or a maximum fine of $340,000 if he's found guilty of breaking the county's biosecurity laws.
