The museum gathered major players in French and international perfume industry. PARIS: The Grand Musee de Parfum, Paris’ first perfume museum, opened its doors, inviting visitors to discover perfume history through a quite innovative sensory and olfactory exhibition. The Grand Musee du Parfum, which opened for public on Friday, is created after noting the absence … Read More →
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — After a more than a decade as a personal stylist, Cathy Starnes knows how a good accessory can make an outfit. So she has filled her new shop, Iris Boutique, with purses, shoes, scarves, jewelry and other accessories. Starnes describes everything in the store as “the kinds of things I would … Read More →
A town house in the chic eighth arrondissement in Paris, just around the corner from the Elysée Palace, will house Le Grand Musée du Parfum, a new perfume museum. “The project came naturally – France stands for good perfume,” said Sandra Armstrong, managing director of the museum. “We felt that a comprehensive museum, developed by historians, odor … Read More →
The first training centre for “highly-skilled jewellery professionals” started operating recently in Nansha District, Guangzhou, China. The training centre, located in Guangzhou Nanhua Technical School for Industry and Trade, will work closely with other institutions from France, the US and Hong Kong to provide internationally recognised training programmes, according to a report by Takungpao.com.hk. The … Read More →
When it came to designing her namesake jewelry collection, Ambre Victoria Dahan of Ambre Victoria, went for the friendly and the familiar — those charming woven friendship bracelets prevalent at summer camps here and in her homeland, France, where they’re known as “Brazilian” bracelets. She has fashioned a luxe version of the style, in delicate … Read More →
Aurélie Bidermann has opened the doors to her second New York unit. The French jewelry designer’s boutique at 957 Madison Avenue officially began operation on Sunday. The 980-square-foot space is meant to compliment its Upper East Side surroundings, targeting the neighborhood’s shoppers with a focus on Bidermann’s fine jewelry designs. Seventy percent of the store’s … Read More →
Portland’s newest perfumery, Fumerie, has opened its doors at 3588 SE Division street in the Richmond area. The owner and founder is Tracy Tsefalas who has 25 years of experience in the industry. Under the tutelage of Chris T.Tsefalas (of Portland’s Perfume House, founded in 1985), she has refined an extensive smell memory. At her … Read More →