| UK. Thomas Burberry born in Dorking, Surrey in 1835; opened first outfitters in Basingstoke, Hants in 1856. He patented the forerunner of ‘Gabardine’ in 1888 and opened a shop in 30 The Haymarket London in 1891.The famous Trench coat was introduced in 1914; a branch opened in New York in 1978, and launched range of toiletries in 1891. Launched first fragrance in 1991. It is now part of part of Great Universal Stores (The Wolfson Family) | ||||
| Burberrys for Men (Original) | Burberrys of London | 1991 |
A chypre edt with notes of lavender, thyme, mint, bergamot, sandalwood, cedar and amber | |
| Society | Burberrys of London | 1991 |
A soft crisp fruity floral parfum with top notes of cassis buds, orange blossom and osmanthus, heart notes of tuberose, jasmine, orris, ylang-ylang and mimosa on base notes of oak moss, tonka bean, patchouli, frankincense and myrrh. Presented in a faceted cylindrical clear bottle with silvered stopper capped with a red ‘jewel’ designed by Atelier Dinand. | |
| Society | Burberrys of London | 1991 |
As above but as an edp | |
| Burberrys for Women | Burberrys of London | 1995 |
Sometimes called 'Burberrys of London', created by Michel Almairac of Group Inter Parfums; a fresh fruity floral-oriental edp with notes of peach, apricot, plum and cassis, heart notes of marigold, jasmine and tagetes on base notes of sandalwood, cedar, vanilla and musk; presented in a round bottle with a silver rounded cap designed by Atelier Dinand | |
| Burberry Week End for Men | Burberrys of London | 1997 |
A mossy woods edt | |
| Burberry Week End for Women | Burberrys of London | 1997 |
A crisp fruity-floral edp with top notes of tangerine, red cyclamen and blue hyacinth, heart notes of wild rose, peach blossom, orris and nectarine on base notes of cedar, sandalwood and musk | |
| Burberrys for Men (new) | Burberrys of London | 1997 |
An aromatic edt. Presented in a bottle designed by Fabien Baron | |
| Burberrys Touch for Men | Burberry of London | 2000 |
August; created by Pierre Edouard of Firmenich; a woody-musky edt with top notes of artemisia, violet and mandarin, heart notes of white pepper, Virginia cedar, nutmeg and oak moss on base notes of vetiver, musk and Tonka bean | |
| Burberrys Touch for Women | Burberrys of London | 2000 |
August; created by Michel Girard of Quest International; an oriental edp with top notes of blackcurrant, cranberry, rosehip, pink peppercorn and California orange, heart notes of tuberose, jasmine, lily of the valley, peach and raspberry on base notes of vanilla, cedar and oak moss. Presented in a bottle whose design was inspired by spools of thread – honours the company’s illustrious textile heritage. The advertisements featured the face of Stella Tenant, the aristocratic model and aimed to reconcile the rich tradition of Burberry with the modern world | |
| Baby Touch | Burberrys of London | 2002 |
An alcohol free edt | |
| Burberry Brit | Burberrys of London | 2003 |
September; created by Natalie Gracia-Ceto, an edp with notes of of lime, icy pear, green almond, white peony, sugared almond, mahogany wood, amber, vanilla beans and tonka beans. Presented in a bottle designed by Fabien Baron | |
| Burberry Brit | Burberrys of London | 2003 |
As above but as an edt | |
| Burberry Brit Gold | Burberrys of London | 2005 |
September. Created by Antoine Lie of Givaudan, a floral fragrance with top notes of magnolia and neroli, black currant and bergamot, heart notes of pink iris, amber and vanilla — the common denominator in all the Burberry Brit fragrances, on base notes of musk and sandalwood. | |
| Burberry Brit Red | Burberrys of London | 2005 |
Created by Natalie Gracia-Cetto, an edp vapo, with notes of green mandarin, rhubarb, gingerbread, jasmine, rose, vanilla, patchouli, benzoin, sandalwood and vanilla bean. Presented in a bottle designed by Fabien Baron | |
| Burberry London | Burberrys of London | Alternatively packaged 'Burberrys for Women' | ||
| Touch | Burberry of London | See under Volume B, chapter 6 , page 2 | ||
| Burberrys London Light | Burberrys of London | An edt | ||
| Burberrys London Light for Men | Burberrys of London | An edt | ||
| Burberrys London Men | Burberrys of London | An edt | ||
| Burberrys London Woman | Burberrys of London | An edp | ||
| Burberrys Tender Touch | Burberrys of London | An edp | ||
| Sirène | Burberrys of London | |||
| Weekend | Burberrys of London | see under 'B' | ||
| Society - Men | Burberrys of London | |||
| Society Yachting | Burberrys of London | A masculine fragrance | ||
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