Arpège () is a 1927

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Lanvin Lanvin () is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house based in Paris. Founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin, it is the oldest French fashion house still in operation. Since 2018, it has been a subsidiary of Shanghai-based Lanvin Group. Bruno Sialel ...

. It is considered to be one of the world's classic scents.

History

The fragrance has been referred to as the "fragrance of 1000 flowers" and its official name is a derivation of the musical term ''

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''. In fact, the perfume contains some 60 floral essences. Like Chanel No.5, launched six years earlier, it is considered an aldehydic floral perfume. It was created by

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André Fraysse André Fraysse (1902-1984) was a French perfumer. He was noted for his work with Lanvin. His creations included: * Arpège (1927) with Paul Vacher * Eau de Lanvin * Prétexte (1937) * Rumeur (1934), relaunched in a new formulation 2006 * Scandal ( ...

and

Paul Vacher Paul Vacher () (died 1975) was a French perfumer. Vacher created Le Galion fragrances, trademarked in 1936. He worked at Guerlain, among other perfume houses. He is best known for his parts in the creations of Miss Dior for Christian Dior in 1947 w ...

for

Jeanne Lanvin Jeanne-Marie Lanvin (; 1 January 1867 – 6 July 1946) was a French haute couture fashion designer. She founded the Lanvin fashion house and the beauty and perfume company Lanvin Parfums. Early life Jeanne Lanvin was born in Paris on 1 Januar ...

and presented to her musician daughter Marie-Blanche on her 30th birthday.

The bottle design

The original black bottle with a gold top was decorated with a gold illustration of

and her daughter, created by French fashion illustrator

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Reformulation

In 1993, the perfume was reformulated by Hubert Fraysse, brother of André and founder of fragrance manufacturer Synarome. A special edition

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(evening bag) was launched in 2013 to mark the 85th birthday of the perfume.

References

External links

Official website

Vogue tour of Lanvin offices
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History

The bottle design

Reformulation

See also

References

External links