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Creed is a niche perfume house, which as a boutique in [[Paris]] and a boutique in [[New York City]]. The house purportedly creates its perfumes in-house by two perfumers: a father and his son. The current generation consists of Olivier Creed (who is credited for Green Irish Tweed, Millesime Imperial, Silver Mountain Water and Aventus among others) and his son Erwin Creed.
Creed is a niche perfume house, which as a boutique in [[Paris]] and a boutique in [[New York City]]. The house purportedly creates its perfumes in-house by two perfumers: a father and his son. The current generation consists of Olivier Creed (who is credited for Green Irish Tweed, Millesime Imperial, Silver Mountain Water and Aventus among others) and his son Erwin Creed.


James Henry Creed founded the House of Creed in London in 1760 as a tailoring establishment.<ref>http://perfumedpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/06/making-history-iii-usable-pasts-of.html</ref> It rose to fame in the mid 19th century under Henry Creed as tailors and habit makers for the fashionable dandy Count d'Orsay, Queen Victoria, and Empress Eugénie, who issued the firm of Creed & Cumberland a Royal Warrant for tailoring articles.<ref>Charles Creed, Maid to Measure (London, 1961)</ref> Olivier Creed's first eponymously named fragrance was a traditional eau de cologne with matching aftershave. Its release date is unknown, although bottles are still in circulation. Creed's breakthrough success came in the mid-1980s with the avant-garde fresh [[fougère]] Green Irish Tweed, which was an eau de parfum composed by Olivier Creed.<ref>Official [http://shop.essenza-nobile.de/ Niche Perfumery] website</ref> Pierre Bourdon later created a similar eau de toilette for Davidoff called [[Cool Water (perfume)|Cool Water]], the paradigmatic scent of the 1990s.<ref>Michael Edwards, Fragrances of the World: http://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/ </ref> Creed also has other high-profile creations in its catalog such as Angelique Encens which was originally created in 1933 for the Bishop of Paris. {{Citation needed|reason=please give a reliable source for this assertion. An interview with a company spokesperson is not a reliable source.|date=July 2011}}<ref>An interview with Erwin Creed - KA Magazine: http://kaonlinemagazine.com/ka-profiles/interview-with-young-mr-creed/</ref>
James Henry Creed founded the House of Creed in London in 1760 as a tailoring establishment.<ref>http://perfumedpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/06/making-history-iii-usable-pasts-of.html</ref> It rose to fame in the mid 19th century under Henry Creed as tailors and habit makers for the fashionable dandy Count d'Orsay, Queen Victoria, and Empress Eugénie, who issued the firm of Creed & Cumberland a Royal Warrant for tailoring articles.<ref>Charles Creed, Maid to Measure (London, 1961)</ref> Olivier Creed's first eponymously named fragrance was a traditional eau de cologne with matching aftershave. Its release date is unknown, although bottles are still in circulation. Creed's breakthrough success came in the mid-1980s with the avant-garde fresh [[fougère]] Green Irish Tweed, which was an eau de parfum composed by Olivier Creed.<ref>Official [http://shop.essenza-nobile.de/ Niche Perfumery] website</ref> Pierre Bourdon later created a similar eau de toilette for Davidoff called [[Cool Water (perfume)|Cool Water]], the paradigmatic scent of the 1990s.<ref>Michael Edwards, Fragrances of the World: http://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/ </ref> Creed also has other high-profile creations in its catalog such as Angelique Encens which was originally created in 1933 for the Bishop of Paris. {{Citation needed|reason=please give a reliable source for this assertion. An interview with a company spokesperson is not a reliable source.|date=July 2011}}<ref>An interview with Erwin Creed - KA Magazine: http://kaonlinemagazine.com/ka-profiles/interview-with-young-mr-creed/</ref>

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Creed boutique on Madison Avenue in New York

Creed is a Paris, France based perfume house established in 1760 as the House of Creed in London, England. It is one of the oldest perfumeries in the world, after Farina gegenüber of Cologne, Germany; Floris of London in London, England; Galimard of Grasse, France; and Caswell-Massey of Newport, Rhode Island and New York City, USA.

History

Creed is a niche perfume house, which as a boutique in Paris and a boutique in New York City. The house purportedly creates its perfumes in-house by two perfumers: a father and his son. The current generation consists of Olivier Creed (who is credited for Green Irish Tweed, Millesime Imperial, Silver Mountain Water and Aventus among others) and his son Erwin Creed.

James Henry Creed founded the House of Creed in London in 1760 as a tailoring establishment.[1] It rose to fame in the mid 19th century under Henry Creed as tailors and habit makers for the fashionable dandy Count d'Orsay, Queen Victoria, and Empress Eugénie, who issued the firm of Creed & Cumberland a Royal Warrant for tailoring articles.[2] Olivier Creed's first eponymously named fragrance was a traditional eau de cologne with matching aftershave. Its release date is unknown, although bottles are still in circulation. Creed's breakthrough success came in the mid-1980s with the avant-garde fresh fougère Green Irish Tweed, which was an eau de parfum composed by Olivier Creed.[3] Pierre Bourdon later created a similar eau de toilette for Davidoff called Cool Water, the paradigmatic scent of the 1990s.[4] Creed also has other high-profile creations in its catalog such as Angelique Encens which was originally created in 1933 for the Bishop of Paris. [citation needed][5]

Fragrances

  • 2000 Fleurs
  • Acier Aluminium
  • Acqua Fiorentina
  • Ambre Cannelle
  • Aventus
  • Baie De Genievre
  • Bois De Cedrat
  • Bois Du Portugal
  • Chevrefeuille
  • Citrus Bigarrade
  • Cypres Musc
  • Epicea
  • Erolfa
  • Fantasia De Fleurs
  • Feuilles Vertes
  • Fleurs De Gardenia
  • Fleur De Thé Rose Bulgare
  • Fleurissimo
  • Fleurs De Bulgarie
  • Green Irish Tweed
  • Green Valley
  • Himalaya
  • Imperial Millesime
  • Irisia
  • Jardin D'Amalfi
  • Jasmal
  • Jasmin Imperatrice Eugenie
  • Les Floralies
  • Love In Black
  • Love In White
  • Millesime Imperial
  • Neroli Sauvage
  • Orange Spice
  • Original Santal
  • Original Vetiver
  • Private Collection Tabarome
  • Pure White Cologne
  • Royal Delight
  • Royal English Leather
  • Royal Oud
  • Royal Service
  • Royal Scottish Lavender
  • Royal Water
  • Santal Imperial
  • Scent of Oger
  • Selection Verte
  • Silver Mountain Water
  • Spice and Wood
  • Spring Flower
  • Sublime Vanille
  • Tabarome Millesime
  • Tubereuse Indiana
  • Vanisia
  • Vetiver
  • Virgin Island Water
  • White Flowers
  • Windsor
  • Zeste Mandarine Pamplemousse

References

  1. ^ http://perfumedpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/06/making-history-iii-usable-pasts-of.html
  2. ^ Charles Creed, Maid to Measure (London, 1961)
  3. ^ Official Niche Perfumery website
  4. ^ Michael Edwards, Fragrances of the World: http://www.fragrancesoftheworld.com/
  5. ^ An interview with Erwin Creed - KA Magazine: http://kaonlinemagazine.com/ka-profiles/interview-with-young-mr-creed/

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