Invented in 1704 in Cologne by the Italian, Giovanni Paolo Feminis (1660 – 1736), “Eau de Cologne” exuded a natural freshness and cemented the decline of the strong and heady fragrances of the epoque.
For the brand’s centenary celebrations, Alphonse Piver created in 1874 “A La Reine des Fleurs”as an Eau de Cologne. That same year, the writer, Gaston Vassy, made a Romanesque homage to the Maison, publishing “The Queen of Flowers, a Hindu Legend” which was an invitation on a voyage towards the lands of India.
