Top: Scott Beattie, Taylor Swift Elizabeth Musmanno, Dana Carvey Claudia Lucas, Jill Belasco. Bottom: Patrick Firmenich, Elizabeth Musmanno, Alberto Morillas Jerome Epinette, Dita Von Teese, Pierre Wulff Connie Britton, Linda Wells.
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sharp-witted host who could celebrate and decimate the industry in equal measure: check. Appearances by a cross-section of international superstars (Taylor Swift) and emerging figures in the worlds of design, art, fashion and literature: check. A landmark venue further enhanced by stunning visuals—of flowers being snipped and spun in glorious slow motion: check. The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2013 ticked all the boxes at the industry’s biggest night of the year—the first ceremony conceived under the stewardship of new president, Elizabeth Musmanno. The awards were hosted by Dana Carvey at Lincoln Center on June 12, and featured appearances by Dita Von Teese, Andre Leon Tally and Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco, among others. Without any of the technical hiccups of years’ past, Carvey kept a rapt audience roaring—hypothesizing, for instance, that if Governor Chris Christie were to create a fragrance, the juice might aptly be named Ravenous. The trimming of certain categories made room for the addition of a first-ever Perfumer of the Year Lifetime Achievement award—presented to Firmenich’s Alberto Morillas by the company’s CEO, Patrick Firmenich. Allure’s editor-in-chief, Linda Wells, who quipped she’d been in love with fragrances “since I first inhaled Playdough,” was the first-ever editor inductee into the organization’s Hall of Fame. Wells was presented by Nashville starlet (and hair icon) Connie Britton. An ethereal Swift swept onstage bedecked in a long white gown and elegant topknot to accept Fragrance J U LY 2 0 1 3 /
Celebrity of the Year honors from Elizabeth Arden chief Scott Beattie. While her first fragrance, Wonderstruck, was inspired by fantasy and romantic ideals, she said, a forthcoming launch, simply dubbed Taylor, aims to authentically depict her life in the moment. Another Arden colossus, Justin Bieber, took home awards for his Girlfriend fragrance—in both the Women’s Consumer Choice and Women’s Popular Fragrance of the Year categories. Arden’s cult-classic Red Door scent was also added to the Fragrance Hall of Fame. Coty Prestige and P&G Prestige took home a trio of awards each. Coty’s Florabotanica fragrance was honored for both Best Women’s Packaging of the Year and Women’s Luxury Fragrance of the Year, with the company’s just-named SVP of corporate communications, Catherine Walsh, accepting on behalf of former Balenciaga creative director, Nicolas Ghesquière. Coty’s group VP of global marketing, Lori Singer, accepted the Women’s Prestige Fragrance of the Year on behalf of DOT Marc Jacobs. P&G Prestige swept the Men’s and Women’s Media Campaign of the Year categories—with Dolce & Gabbana nabbing both honors for its The One For Men Sport and Pour Femme fragrances, respectively. Dennis Curran, president of P&G Prestige North America, shouted out his predecessor, current Parlux president Donald Loftus, in a moving commendation from the podium. P&G’s James Bond 007 fragrance also won Men’s Popular Fragrance of the Year.
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A NEW ERA AT THE FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION AWARDS 2013