André Fromentin

André Fromentin

France Born 1914 Geoffrey Beene

Associated with green, woody, and violet-led compositions; Grey Flannel is described with galbanum, violet, iris, oakmoss, and vetiver, while Yatagan is noted as a synthetic green violet style.

About

André Fromentin was born on July 4, 1914. A Fragrantica forum post states that he worked as a perfumer/chemist for Roure-Dupont Mfg., Inc. (now Givaudan) in the 1950s. He is also credited by sources such as Per Fumus and The Perfume Chronicles with Grey Flannel (Geoffrey Beene, 1976) and Yatagan (1975).

Notable Creations

  • Grey Flannel
  • Yatagan
  • Must de Cartier

Training

Roure-Dupont Mfg., Inc. (now Givaudan)

Creations by André Fromentin