Germaine Monteil
Germaine Monteil was a New York–based French fashion designer and
Fashion
Born in France in 1898, Monteil moved to the United States in the early 1930s. A high-end dressmaker as well as a
Cosmetics & perfumes
In 1936, Monteil founded with her husband, Guy Bjorkman, Germaine Monteil Cosmetiques Corp. as a sideline to her fashion business, offering skin treatments and creams.[1][2] Her first perfume, Laughter (later renamed Rigolade), came out in 1941.[3] The increasing success of this sideline led to Monteil abandoning fashion design in the late 1940s to focus on perfume and cosmetics.[1] The company was acquired by cosmetics giant Revlon in 1987 from fashion house Yves Saint Laurent. Revlon then sold the brand on to the German company Wilde Cosmetics GmbH in 2006.
Monteil fragrances include:
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89672-616-1.
- ISBN 0-471-04649-3.
- ISBN 0-88740-108-2.