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News Bites | YSL Targets Gen-Y with Fragrance Tribute to Yves

Named Y, the new men's fragrance will be fronted by rapper Loyle Carner, sculptor David Alexander Flinn, and artificial intelligence researcher Alexandre Robicquet.

News & Analysis

News Bites | YSL Targets Gen-Y with Fragrance Tribute to Yves

Named Y, the new men's fragrance will be fronted by rapper Loyle Carner, sculptor David Alexander Flinn, and artificial intelligence researcher Alexandre Robicquet.


News & Analysis

Perfume Genius: How Fragrances Help Explain the World

"From the excesses of the '80s to the purifying smells of the '90s and the niche individuality of 2017, the way we smell says a lot about society."

News & Analysis

Perfume Genius: How Fragrances Help Explain the World

"From the excesses of the '80s to the purifying smells of the '90s and the niche individuality of 2017, the way we smell says a lot about society."


Beauty

Perfumer Speaks on Rare LVMH Acquisition

Maison Francis Kurkdjian's founders tell BoF about LVMH's acquisition of their company and what the deal means for the future.

Beauty

Perfumer Speaks on Rare LVMH Acquisition

Maison Francis Kurkdjian's founders tell BoF about LVMH's acquisition of their company and what the deal means for the future.


News & Analysis

Trump's $189 Suit Vanishes Online But Smell of 'Success' Lingers

There’s only a smattering of items left for sale, often leftover inventory offered at reduced prices through discount shopping sites.

News & Analysis

Trump's $189 Suit Vanishes Online But Smell of 'Success' Lingers

There’s only a smattering of items left for sale, often leftover inventory offered at reduced prices through discount shopping sites.


News & Analysis

Train Across Jasmine Fields Threatens Chanel Perfume-Making

France's SNCF rail authority wants to build a new train route to relieve congestion along the French Riviera.

News & Analysis

Train Across Jasmine Fields Threatens Chanel Perfume-Making

France's SNCF rail authority wants to build a new train route to relieve congestion along the French Riviera.


News & Analysis

Louis Vuitton Targets Middle-Income Shoppers With Perfume Launch

Louis Vuitton has launched its first perfume range since the founding merger of its parent LVMH in 1987, targeting middle-income shoppers amid a downturn in luxury spending.

News & Analysis

Louis Vuitton Targets Middle-Income Shoppers With Perfume Launch

Louis Vuitton has launched its first perfume range since the founding merger of its parent LVMH in 1987, targeting middle-income shoppers amid a downturn in luxury spending.


Beauty

Henkel, Revlon, Coty Reportedly Prepare Bids for P&G beauty brands

Personal care and cosmetics companies Henkel & Co KGaA AG, Revlon Inc and Coty Inc are preparing bids for parts of Procter & Gamble Co's beauty business, according to sources.

Beauty

Henkel, Revlon, Coty Reportedly Prepare Bids for P&G beauty brands

Personal care and cosmetics companies Henkel & Co KGaA AG, Revlon Inc and Coty Inc are preparing bids for parts of Procter & Gamble Co's beauty business, according to sources.


Marketing

These Are the Last Abs You'll Ever See at Abercrombie & Fitch

Hoping the shift in marketing would win back teen shoppers, Abercrombie's billboards and website started featuring clothed models instead of bared, tanned, sculpted male torsos.

Marketing

These Are the Last Abs You'll Ever See at Abercrombie & Fitch

Hoping the shift in marketing would win back teen shoppers, Abercrombie's billboards and website started featuring clothed models instead of bared, tanned, sculpted male torsos.


Beauty

Big Perfume Makers Smell Threat From Niche Scents

Niche brands take up increasingly more shelf space at upmarket department stores such as Harrods in London, Printemps in Paris and Bergdorf Goodman in New York.

Beauty

Big Perfume Makers Smell Threat From Niche Scents

Niche brands take up increasingly more shelf space at upmarket department stores such as Harrods in London, Printemps in Paris and Bergdorf Goodman in New York.


News & Analysis

What's In a Scent? Perfume Makers Adapt to EU Rules

PARIS, France — Seaweed may not be the first ingredient that springs to mind for perfume. But algae are among obscure ingredients to which perfume

News & Analysis

What's In a Scent? Perfume Makers Adapt to EU Rules

PARIS, France — Seaweed may not be the first ingredient that springs to mind for perfume. But algae are among obscure ingredients to which perfume