For example, Green Valley used to be a mainstream release but is no longer sold by Creed. Creed often discontinues ("vaults") fragrances. Many of the fragrances on this list are not currently sold by Creed or authorized retailers because they were discontinued. This is a list of the Creed fragrances that are (or were) sold to the general public. List of publicly released fragrances Ĭreed claims to make fragrances exclusively for their clients that are not available to their customers and that some of those fragrances are later released to the public. Pierre Bourdon claims to be the perfumer behind Green Irish Tweed (an early iteration of Davidoff's Cool Water, also made by Bourdon), Original Santal, Silver Mountain Water, Erolfa, Millesime Imperial among others. Gabe Oppenheim's book, The Ghost Perfumer, interviews numerous perfumers and disputes Creed's claim that all of the fragrances are made in-house by members of the Creed family. Erwin Creed stated that the popularity of Aventus enabled Creed to open its New York boutique location. Ĭreed's marketing masterpiece, the fragrance Aventus (2010) has seen good commercial success. The first trademark for Creed perfume was registered in 1979 in France. Mainstream success Ĭreed's mainstream breakthrough success came in the mid-1980s with the fresh fougère fragrance Green Irish Tweed (1985). Also, Creed's Vetiver is marketed to have been created for "one of America's leading families, a political dynasty now known worldwide for its energy, vigor, and impeccable style". Creed claims that Tabarome "was commissioned by a legendary British statesman who loved fine brandy and highest quality cigars" but this is without historical confirmation. Popular culture Ĭreed has stated that it has created perfumes exclusively for celebrities and well-known political figures. In February 2020, the private equity group BlackRock announced that it would become the majority shareholder of Creed. Creed also has other high-profile creations in its catalog such as Angelique Encens, which was said to have been originally created in 1933 for the Bishop of Paris. Its release date is unknown, although bottles are still in circulation. Olivier Creed's first eponymously named fragrance was a traditional eau de cologne with matching aftershave. It claims to have risen 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. James Henry Creed supposedly founded the House of Creed in London in 1760 as a tailoring establishment, however, the earliest evidence of Creed's existence hark from the late 1960s or early 1970s. The current generation of creative directors consists of Olivier Creed and his son Erwin Creed. It has boutiques in Paris, London, New York City, Beverly Hills, Sydney, Dubai, Kuwait City, Vienna, Mexico City, Milan, Miami, and Dallas in addition to stands in high end retailers across the world. The company was originally founded as a tailoring house in London, England in 1760 by James Henry Creed. Creed is an Anglo-French multi-national niche perfume house, based in Paris.
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