Fifi Hall of Fame award, nominees announced
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Designer Michael Kors will be honored with the Hall of Fame Award at the 2010 Fragrance Foundation Fifi celebration June 10, chosen for the vision and ingenuity he has brought to the fragrance industry, the Fragrance Foundation announces April 6. Kors has three fragrance franchises - Michael Kors for men and women, Island Michael Kors and Very Hollywood Michael Kors - all launched under a partnership with The Estee Lauder Companies. The foundation also has announced its finalists across multiple categories for the 2010 Fifi Awards. Women's Luxe fragrance nominees include Inter Parfums bebe Eau de Parfum and Chanel's Cristalle Eau Verte, while the Men's Luxe nominees include Coty Prestige's ckfree Calvin Klein and Elizabeth Arden's Usher VIP. In the Popular Appeal category (sold in drug and chain stores), women's nominees include P&G's Avril Lavigne Black Star and Coty's Faith Hill Parfums, while men's popular appeal contenders include Coty's Playboy and Puig USA's Antonio Banderas' Seduction in Black. Other categories are Nouveau Niche, Private Label/Direct Sell, Unique Boutique and Media Campaign of the Year