THE FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
2008 FIFI® AWARD WINNERS

 

(New York, NY) May 21, 2008 – On Tuesday evening, the 36th Annual FiFi® Awards were hosted by The Fragrance Foundation at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. The stars were out as notable presenters Zac Posen, Salt-N-Pepa, Danity Kane, Alyson Hannigan, Cynthia Rowley, and Bernadette Peters took the stage to honor the industry’s luminaries with the coveted FiFi ® Awards trophy.

Photos from the May 21st event. Click on the image below

The Fragrance Foundation 2008 FiFi Awards

Those in attendance included:

  • VERA WANG
  • ZAC POSEN
  • SEAN AVERY
  • SALT-N-PEPA
  • DANITY KANE
  • ALYSON HANNIGAN
  • CYNTHIA ROWLEY
  • TAYLOR MOMSEN
  • BIANCA BALTI
  • WILLIAM LAUDER
  • HARRY SLATKIN
  • KIM RAVER
  • MATTHEW MODINE
  • BERNADETTE PETERS
  • MINKA KELLY
  • ERNEST BORGNINE
  • NIKKI BLONSKY
  • DANA DELANEY
  • PADMA LAKSHMI
  • TOM FLORIO

This evening’s FiFi Awards winners were:

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – WOMEN’S LUXE

  • Daisy Marc Jacobs – Coty Prestige

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – MEN’S LUXE

  • Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme – P&G Prestige Products, Inc.

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – WOMEN’S NOUVEAU NICHE

  • Prada Infusion d’Iris – Puig Beauty & Fashion Group

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – MEN’S NOUVEAU NICHE

  • Armani Privé Vetiver Babylone – Giorgio Armani Beauty

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – WOMEN’S PRIVATE LABEL/DIRECT SELL

  • Christian Lacroix Rouge – Avon Products, Inc.

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – MEN’S PRIVATE LABEL/DIRECT SELL

  • Derek Jeter Driven Black – Avon Products, Inc.

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – WOMEN’S POPULAR APPEAL

  • Intimately Beckham Women – Coty Inc.

FRAGRANCE OF THE YEAR – MEN’S POPULAR APPEAL

  • Intimately Beckham Men – Coty Inc.

FRAGRANCE HALL OF FAME

  • Annick Goutal Eau d’Hadrien – Gary Farn, Ltd.

EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE – WOMEN’S SCENT FEATURE

  • Allure

EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE – WOMEN’S SCENT BITE

  • Marie Claire

EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE IN FRAGRANCE COVERAGE – MEN’S FEATURE- A TIE!

  • BestLife
  • ELLE

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

  • Certified Organic Preservation – The Estée Lauder Companies

RETAILER OF THE YEAR

  • Bloomingdale’s

BATH & BODY LINE OF THE YEAR

  • Origins Organics – Origins Natural Resources

INTERIOR SCENT OF THE YEAR

  • Gump’s San Francisco Home Collection (Majestic Range, Treasured Range & Opulent Range) – Latitudes International

BEST PACKAGING – WOMEN’S PRESTIGE

  • Marc Jacobs Daisy – Coty Prestige

BEST PACKAGING – MEN’S PRESTIGE

  • Attitude by Giorgio Armani – Giorgio Armani Parfums

BEST PACKAGING – WOMEN’S POPULAR APPEAL

  • Christian Lacroix Rouge – Avon Products, Inc.

BEST PACKAGING – MEN’S POPULAR APPEAL

  • Intimately Beckham Men – Coty Inc.

BEST NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – PRINT

  • Kelly Calèche – Hermès

BEST NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN – TV

  • Coco Mademoiselle – Chanel

Hall of Fame Award

  • Vera Wang received the Hall of Fame award. Vera Wang was chosen by The Fragrance Foundation’s Board of Directors for her extraordinary ingenuity and dedication, which has contributed not only to her company’s success, but to the fragrance industry as a whole. Vera Wang opened her flagship store on Manhattan’s famed Madison Avenue in 1990, introducing fashion to the bridal industry with revolutionary designs and refined detailing. Since then she has expanded her collections to include ready-to-wear, contemporary sportswear, evening wear, intimate apparel, footwear, eyewear, china and crystal, silver and gifts, fine paper, mattresses, her first book, Vera Wang On Weddings, and fragrance. Vera Wang has introduced many successful fragrances, such as Vera Wang, Sheer Veil, Bouquet, and Truly Pink fragrances as well as the most recent introduction of Vera Wang Princess and Flower Princess.

Top Scorer - C.F.S.S. The Fragrance Foundation Certification Exam

  • Nicole Doring - A crystal FiFi Award was also presented to Nicole Doring, C.F.S.S. of Sephora Sunnyside, Pittsburgh, PA as top scorer of The Fragrance Foundation’s Certification Exam.

Nicole Doring

Established in 1949, The Fragrance Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the image of the Fragrance Industry to the public and expand the appreciation and use of fragrance in all its forms across all distribution channels globally.