The Fragrance Foundation has released the names of the 2007 Fifi Award winners. The ceremony was held last night at the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center in New York. Presenters included Sean Combs, Paula Abdul, Daisy Fuentes, Zac Posen and Jane Seymour, and this year’s Hall of Fame Award went to Donna Karan. The winners are:
NOUVEAU NICHE – WOMEN’S ~ Kenzo KenzoAmour
NOUVEAU NICHE – MEN’S ~ Viktor & Rolf Antidote…
The Fragrance Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for this year’s Fifi Awards, known as the “Oscars of the fragrance industry”. Each category will be whittled down to 5 fragrances next month; the final awards will be presented in May. Note that Armani Cuir Amethyste, a unisex, appears under both the men’s and women’s categories, and there are 11 semi-finalists for nouveau niche men’s due to a tie. The new award statue is shown at right.
And the finalists are…
Fragrance Week, sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation, will be held October 16 through the 20th. This year, activities will be held in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles; for a complete list of events, see the Fragrance Foundation website and this article in the New York Sun.
A run-down on the celebrity fragrance wars…
The Fragrance Foundation’s Junior Advisory Board will host a seminar entitled “Let’s Talk About Naturals in Fragrance” on Thursday, June 8 at The Park on 10th Avenue in New York City. Panel members will include Mandy Aftel, Jean Michel Duriez of Jean Patou, Richard Louapre of Danisco, Camille McDonald of Bath & Body Works, and Paul Seplowitz of Coty…
This year's Fifi Awards ceremony, scheduled for April 3rd, will be hosted by actress Geena Davis. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker will present the Fragrance Hall of Fame Award. The awards honor the prior year's achievements in fragrances; see a list of the perfumes nominated for Fifi awards here. (via Women's Wear Daily)