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The House of Guerlain was founded in 1828, when Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain opened his perfume store at 42, rue de Rivoli in Paris.As both the founder and first perfumer of the house, Pierre-François composed and manufactured custom fragrances with the help of his two sons, Aimé and Gabriel.
Mitsouko was created by perfumer Jacques Guerlain in 1919. The perfume has remained continuously available ever since. [2] Mitsouko is preserved in its original 1919 formulation in the archives of the Osmothèque, donated to the collection by Guerlain in-house perfumer Thierry Wasser. [4] It has been re-formulated several times in the modern ...
Jacques Guerlain was inspired by Mumtaz Mahal, [3] the wife of Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India, [4] and for whom the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore were built. [5] The harmony of Shalimar was created when Jacques Guerlain poured a bottle of ethylvanillin into a bottle of Jicky, a fragrance created by Guerlain in 1889. [1]
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Guerlain gave The Associated Press exclusive international media access to its newly opened collection, a warehouse of wonders shrouded in secrecy and hidden from public view by Paris’ Seine River.
Jicky was the nickname of Aimé Guerlain's nephew, Jacques Guerlain, and according to legend, was also the pet name of Aimé's girlfriend from his time studying in England. [ 5 ] Jicky was featured in the exhibition, The Art of Scent 1889-2012, curated by Chandler Burr at the Museum of Arts and Design , New York. [ 6 ]
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PARIS — Violette Serrat will become the new creative director of makeup for Guerlain, WWD has learned. The news confirms a WWD report on July 16. On Aug. 1, Serrat, who goes by her first name ...