Jean-François Latty, born in Grasse and trained at the Ecole Roure, joined IFF in 1970, where he composed Givenchy III with colleague Raymond Chaillan.
After 17 years there he joined Takasago, creating L'Eau Dynamisante and YSL Jazz, then moved to the house Téo Cabanel in the early 2000s. In 2000 he also founded his own natural-ingredients firm, JFL Creations, based in Grasse. He died in December 2018 after nearly 50 years in perfumery.
1970Givenchy IIIGivenchy
1988RomaLaura Biagiotti
1988JazzYves Saint Laurent
2007Les Parfums Mythiques Givenchy IIIGivenchy
2011La Collection JazzYves Saint LaurentFragrances credited to Jean in our catalog, by house.
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.
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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.
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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.
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