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Stay on the scent of fresh opportunities in the fragrance sector – from key industry players to a breakdown of regional markets
The perfume industry is worth €52bn and encompasses a network of businesses all focused on creating fragrances that sell as well as they smell. Looking to break in? Here are the names to watch.
A nose for success: Twenty-five indie perfume labels to know
Our round-up of independent brands making waves in the fragrance industry.
Inside the UAE’s fragrance boom, where scent is layered, ritualised and turned into business
Wake up and smell the possibilities. Monocle meets the entrepreneurs and perfumers creating distinctive fragrances that look after our wellbeing and represent key elements of the UAE’s history and heritage.
How Puig turned perfume into a luxury empire
Fragrance and fashion firm Puig has become a powerful luxury group. Its CEO reveals how he discovered the sweet smell of success.
From indie perfumer to global player, Byredo plots its next chapter with Puig
With Byredo, fragrance came first and only then did founder Ben Gorham start looking at other ways to grow the brand, by collaborating with everyone from workwear manufacturers to audio engineers.
Flights of fancy
After two years away from the runway, Dries Van Noten returned atop a Parisian carpark at sunset and proved his appetite for surprise, history and reinvention remains gloriously undiminished.
Natural wonder
Rising demand for ethical beauty products made without chemicals has brought a firm that perfects the journey from seed to scent into full bloom.
Fashion Briefing
A nod to the older model, plus artistic scents and new jackets for your autumn wardrobe.
Fashion
French dresses, Californian totes and a men’s label from product designer Jasper Morrison.
Editor’s letter
Far away from the hubbub at Midori House, the retail team has been working on one of our biggest – and best-smelling – product launches to date.
