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Christian Dior (1905-1957) founded his couture house in 1947. His first fragrance, Miss Dior, was a green-floral chypre, which came out at the same time as his celebrated ‘New Look’ fashion collection, launching the brand’s renown. After the founder passed away, in 1957, talented successors stepped in to fill his shoes: Yves Saint Laurent, Gianfranco Ferré and, since 1997, John Galliano. Present in several sectors of the luxury market...

Chanel is a house of Haute Couture, fragrance and accessories, founded by Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971). Known as Coco, or Mademoiselle, she created the House of Chanel in the 1910s and launched her first perfume in 1921, an aldehyde christened N°5. Like Chanel’s fashions, N° 5, a global classic, pairs timeless elegance and minimalism. A recognizable style that can still be seen in Chanel’s collections, which have been signed Karl Lagerfeld...

Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain founded the brand that bears his name in 1828. “Glory is ephemeral …only renown is long-lasting,” he liked to say. Indeed, like its classics scents, the brand has seen fashion trends come and go for almost two centuries. We really must mention Jicky, launched in 1889, which could well be described as the first modern fragrance. Then came L’Heure Bleue (1914), Mitsouko (1919) and Shalimar (1925) a gentle...

Born in 1934, Giorgio Armani started his career as a buyer for the Italian department store La Rinascente, then became a stylist for Nino Cerruti. He founded his own brand in 1975, and in 1980 he entered into a partnership with L’Oréal for fragrances. His first perfume, Armani, was created in ‘82, followed two years later by Armani pour Homme. The designer has launched a number of other creations, like Gio and Acqua di Gio, the men’s...

Born in 1942, American fashion designer Calvin Klein founded the brand that bears his name in 1968. In the late 70s, he notched up major successes in both fashion and accessories. The recipient of numerous awards, Calvin Klein has displayed a powerful fashion sense pairing minimalist conception with a sensual, provocative image. Famous for his jeans and lingerie, Calvin Klein’s breakthrough olfactory success was with the fragrance Obsession in...

Born in 1948, Thierry Mugler created the house that bears his name in the 70s. A true visionary, he came up with an extremely stylized, graphically designed silhouette, innovative in terms of both line and fabric. His first fragrance, Angel, was launched in 1992. Angel boasts a star-shaped bottle revealing a gourmand blue juice. It’s a best-seller that was at the origin of the gourmand olfactory family. Other creations came next, starting with...

Hubert de Givenchy founded the couture house that bears his name in 1952. Five years later, the designer launched his first two perfumes: Le De and L’Interdit, a fragrance originally created for actress Audrey Hepburn, Hubert de Givenchy’s friend and muse. Monsieur and Vetyver, the house’s first fragrances for men, appeared in 1959. In 2007, to celebrate 50 years of fragrant creations, Givenchy released Les Mythiques, a collection of 10...

Born in 1936, Yves Saint Laurent started out in fashion as an assistant to Christian Dior, who he replaced as artistic director when Dior passed away, in 1957. In the early 60’s, in partnership with his close friend Pierre Bergé, Yves Saint Laurent created the label that bears his name. Their first fragrances, Y and Pour Homme, were soon followed by Rive Gauche, Opium, Paris, Kouros, M7 and, more recently, L’HOMME and elle. Tom Ford took...