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22 Mar

This area of interest Russian fragrance fearlessly champions queer

As an extension of his eyewear label FAKOSHIMA, Konstantin Shilyaev has launched a perfume that speaks to expression and creativity beyond the boundaries of his home country’s conservative, homophobic social landscape In 2021, the thought of a gender neutral fragrance isn’t recent. Area of interest perfumes have a long-standing legacy of smells that transcend the binary and even mass-market players like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Fendi have already tapped into the sector. But what a couple of fragrance that takes things one step further and creates an environment of queerness without boundary lines and embodies passion without inhibitions?  Based out of Moscow, Russia, Konstantin Shilyaev first launched his eyewear brand FAKOSHIMA in 2013. Since...
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3 Nov

The Fragrance Foundation Honors Linda Levy at Circle of

The Fragrance Foundation honored one in all its own last week for its annual Circle of Champions event, inducting the organization’s president Linda Levy into the ranks of Leonard A. Lauder, Sephora’s Artemis Patrick and L’Oréal’s Carol Hamilton. The industry showed up in full to support Levy. Fragrance Foundation chairman Jerry Vittoria hosted the event, while attendees included executives similar to LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s Tricia Butler and Givaudan’s Matthieu Befve, to the numerous indie founders Levy has championed during her tenure. Those include Ellis Brooklyn’s Bee Shapiro, The Phluid Project’s Rob Smith and The 7 Virtues’ Barb Stegemann. Past collaborator and friend to Levy, artist Rebecca Moses said Levy has “electrified [the category] by crossing over with those who would...
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