Signature Eau de Parfm
Signature: The scent of glamour by Michael Kors In 2000, the celebrated fashion designer, newly settled in New York, opened his first American store at the same time as his fragrance line with the simply named Michael Kors.
- Brand
- Michael Kors
- Launch year
- 2000
- Perfumers
- Laurent Le Guernec
- Alain Alchenberger
- Gender
- Unisex
- Olfactory family
- Floral
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum

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A magnificent fragrance in the image of the chic and casual woman that Michael Kors adores and dresses, this very first perfume aims to be opulent and floral, built around a tuberose that makes it unique.
Michael, or Michael Kors's first feminine perfume
Michael Kors has been known since the 1980s in the world of haute couture for a style that is as glamorous and sophisticated as it is charming and casual. A devoted lover of American-style glamour, Kors designs remarkable fashion for urban, modern women, made to be noticed.
In launching his first perfume to celebrate the opening of the first Michael Kors store on Madison Avenue in New York, Michael Kors wanted his fragrance to be directly inspired by his creations. He stated that the perfume was certainly the most intimate thing he had ever created, that it was his fingerprint, Michael Kors upon the release of Michael in 2000.
The beautiful Michael, later renamed Michael Kors Signature, was composed by Laurent Le Guernec and Alain Alchenberger in an opulent, glamorous style entirely in keeping with the designer's image.
Yet for Michael Kors, chic pairs effortlessly with ease, and Michael Kors Eau de Parfum (Michael) is a striking example of this, particularly through its communication. The advertising promoted for this first perfume is understated and aesthetic, while the visual artistically features two bare bodies, subtly imprinted with the “M” of the house's logo at the time.
Michael Kors, where tuberose builds a floral-woody chic
The artistic restraint of the campaigns for this Michael Kors Signature perfume also proves true for the design of the bottle. There is no ostentatious luxury for this floral Michael, but rather an opulent, rectangular glass housing simply engraved with an “M.” The luxury of the perfume is highlighted above all by the golden color of the juice, visible through the transparency of the bottle.
Magnificent and opulent, Michael aims to be the perfume of the most beautiful places on the planet: we captured a blend of influences from London to Shanghai, Saint-Tropez and Capri to create this distinctive feminine perfume, Michael Kors for Michael Kors Signature.
It comes as little surprise, then, that Michael Kors Signature (Michael) opens with a floral cocktail of the world, blending freesia and tamarind notes with Moroccan incense punctuated by osmanthus from China. White peony and calla lily form a creamy heart of white flowers, dusted with delicate blue iris. Deep and mysterious tuberose brings its earthy, green facets to the floral whole. Finally, the sillage turns sensual and woody, built around Haitian vetiver, cashmere wood and touches of musky animalics.
Glamorous yet easy to wear, rich yet casual: the iconic Michael Kors Eau de Parfum embodies natural elegance, Michael Kors for Michael Kors Signature.
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