James's story
The story
His son Henry expanded the business to Paris, becoming the first English tailor to open there, and was granted a Royal Warrant in 1885; the house later transitioned from tailoring into perfumery across seven generations.
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Henry Creed
James Henry Creed founded the House of Creed in 1760 on Conduit Street in London as a tailoring house serving British royalty and aristocracy.
- House
- Creed
- Earliest in our catalog
- Royal Scottish Lavender, 1856
- In our catalog
- 10 fragrances
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.1856–1973, in bottles
1856Royal Scottish LavenderCreed
1949Ambre CannelleCreed
1950Orange SpiceCreed
1956FleurissimoCreed
1959JasmalCreed
1965EpiceaCreed
1968IrisiaCreed
1973Acier AluminiumCreedLaunches per year, 1856–1973Peak: 2 in 1965
18561973
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How James works
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 10 fragrances
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The composer of light
Francis Kurkdjian
Radiant luminosity and ethereal transparency. Kurkdjian's fragrances glow — they possess an inner light that makes them feel both airy and profound. His palette favors ambroxan, saffron, and delicate florals, composed with a musician's instinct for harmony.
234 creations
The architect of Chanel
Jacques Polge
Refined elegance and measured sophistication. Polge's compositions for Chanel embodied the house's aesthetic — never too much, never too little, always precisely right. His fragrances have the quiet authority of impeccable tailoring.
76 creations
The dynasty continues
Olivier Creed
Noble materials and classical structure. Creed fragrances are built around the finest natural ingredients — ambergris, royal water, hand-selected musks — composed in the traditional infusion method that has defined the house for centuries.
54 creations
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