The "82" does not refer to the year of production—as urban legend often claims—but to the number of bottles originally produced. Only 82 units were ever filled. The "Catwalk" prefix derives from its intended use: it was formulated not for retail sale, but to be sprayed onto the actual fabric of runway garments for a specific, infamous Spring/Summer collection shown in Paris in October of 1997.

Let us clarify a point of immediate confusion: is not a direct flanker of Dior’s legendary Poison (1985), although the nomenclature intentionally evokes that dark, grape-juice-and-plum decadence of the ‘80s. Instead, Catwalk Poison 82 refers to a hyper-rare, limited-run aromatic concentrate produced for a single season by a now-defunct Parisian niche house, Larmes de Mode (Tears of Fashion).

In theater and facility management, "Catwalk Poison 82" is used as a metaphorical "red flag" or shorthand for found in aging venues.

If you find any of these, and call a professional (see Step 5).