From Industry to Luxury

French Perfume in the Nineteenth Century

Bibliographic Data

ID9621840
AuthorsEugénie Briot (Institut de Recherche en Gestion, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume85
Issue2
Pages273-294
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Business History Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0007680511000389
OpenAlexW2164208866
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited3

The production of perfumery articles became an industry in the nineteenth century, and their broader social diffusion invites questions about the accuracy of perfume's identification at that time as a luxury product. The innovations generated or adopted by perfumers, whether they involved new extraction methods or the use of synthetic compounds, not only introduced new creative possibilities but also allowed wider margins on sales. The shift from artisanal fabrication to industrial manufacturing accompanied relatively steep increases in the price of perfumes. Nineteenth-century perfumers developed marketing strategies to build the value of their products and to position them as luxury goods

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