Worth was a couture house located at 7 rue de la Paix, Paris.
It was established in 1858 by Charles Frederick Worth . He was born in 1826 and trained in England. Soon began designing dresses for his wife, and the admiration of others caused Worth to open a fashion department in a fabric store where he worked after 1846. He became a successful couturier, designing for Empress Eugenie and other European royalty.
Frederick died in 1895 but he company remained a family business and introduced perfumes in 1924, where they employed Lalique to design all perfume flacons.
The company was sold in 1946, and all the salons were closed by 1954.
The Perfumes of Worth:
It was established in 1858 by Charles Frederick Worth . He was born in 1826 and trained in England. Soon began designing dresses for his wife, and the admiration of others caused Worth to open a fashion department in a fabric store where he worked after 1846. He became a successful couturier, designing for Empress Eugenie and other European royalty.
Frederick died in 1895 but he company remained a family business and introduced perfumes in 1924, where they employed Lalique to design all perfume flacons.
The company was sold in 1946, and all the salons were closed by 1954.
Worth's exhibit at the 1925 Paris Art Deco exhibition.
The Perfumes of Worth:
- 1924 Dans la Nuit (Into the Night)
- 1924 Vers le Jour (Towards Dawn)
- 1929 Sans Adieu (Without Goodbye)
- 1929 Oeillet (Carnation)
- 1929 Jasmin (Jasmine)
- 1929 Rose
- 1929 Lilas (Lilac)
- 1929 Gardenia
- 1929 Chevrefeuille (Honeysuckle)
- 1932 Je Reviens ( I'll Return)
- 1932 Worth For Men
- 1934 Vers Toi (To You)
- 1935 Projets ( Clear Sailing for USA)
- 1938 Imprudence (Reckless)
- 1943 Spotlight
- 1945 Requete (Request)
- 1948 Eau de Cologne Natural
- 1948 Cologne Chest ( a presentation)
- 1949 Folie
- 1968 Monsieur Worth
- 1973 Fleurs Fraîches (Fresh Flowers)
- 1977 Miss Worth
- 1980 Worth pour Homme
- 1985 Dans la Nuit (reformulation)
- 1995 Sans Adieu (reformulation and relaunch)
- 2000 Dans la Nuit (reformulation and relaunch)
- 2000 Vers Le Jour (reformulation and relaunch)
- 2000 Vers Toi (reformulation and relaunch)
- 2005 Je Reviens (reformulation and relaunch)
- 2005 Je Reviens Couture
- 2006 Courtesan
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