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American menswear designer John Varvatos was born in Detroit, the home of Rock and Rock, which plays a prominent role in his clothing, footwear, accessories and fragrances. Before launching his eponymous fashion house in 1999, John Varvatos worked for ... Read More Ralph Lauren for seven years, then went to Calvin Klein, where he was appointed head of menswear design and oversaw the launch of the men's collection and the cK brand. During his time at Calvin Klein, Varvatos pioneered a type of men's undergarment called boxer briefs, which was so new and different and made memorable by Mark Wahlberg in 1992 when he was known as Marky Mark and appeared in many memorable ads. Later, John Varvatos returned to Ralph Lauren to head up Polo Jeanswear. Next in 1998, Nautica backed his label, John Varvatos and helped finance him when he showed his first collection in New York during Fashion Week in 2000 which was praised for his easy to wear well designed collection of men’s jackets, pants, and sweaters with elements of vintage rock ‘n’ roll and hidden details. Department stores recognized that John Varvatos had a style men could relate to and he was quickly established. He tried his hand at womenswear, but was unsuccessful. He became the talk of NYC when he opened his own clothing boutique at the former CBGBs music venue, in 2012. His style has always been masculine and his first fragrance simply called John Varvatos was created by Perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux in 2004 ( Clinique Happy) and Flores-Roux went on to compose nearly all twenty of the John Varvatos fragrances, and there is an element of leather as both the designer and the perfumer love to wear leather jackets! It is rare for a perfumer to satisfy the designer on a first try but that’s exactly what happened with John Varvatos the fragrance. This is a woody vanilla with a slightly sweet scent. The hidden detail is dates. Very masculine, luxurious and a bit spicy and as to dry down, it takes a leathery turn. The leather in the dry down gives an undeniably masculine undertone to the fragrance and makes for a stunning finish The follow up, John Varvatos Vintage highlights tobacco and leather as well as spices, creating a scent that’s both fresh and sweet.

2009’s John Varvatos Artisan, was the fourth (after a women’s fragrance John Varvatos dedicated to his wife) and still one of the most popular fragrances in the line. Mr. Varvatos wanted to add a different sort of scent to the collection; he wanted a scent that would evoke the feeling of escaping the city in a convertible and trading your leather jacket for a fresh, white cotton shirt. 2017’s John Varvatos Artisan Pure is another example of this new fresh outdoorsy direction as is 2016’s Artisan Blu which is a vibrant aquatic and aromatic scent with fresh citruses.

The John Varvatos glass bottle is easily recognizable and are similar in its oval shape. The heavy, metal cap and medallion, both engraved with the John Varvatos logo, give it an air of class and value. The John Varvatos Artisan collection adds details like the bottle being wrapped in thin ropes, like something you might see on a boat. Every bottle in the John Varvatos Artisan collection is handwoven, so that two look exactly the same.

John Varvatos jv x Nick Jonas was his first celebrity /client collaboration in 2018 which continues through 2021. It was not composed by Rodrigo Flores-Roux but by perfumer Harry Fremont (CK 1) and still has that urban flair, but is dedicated to Detroit and Varvatos’ roots in Rock and roll. Nick Jonas and John Varvatos also co-own Villa One, a tequila company and are friends in fragrance and in real life.

FragranceX carries a great range of authentic John Varvatos fragrances at less than department store prices. Shop discounted designer fragrances now!

American menswear designer John Varvatos was born in Detroit, the home of Rock and Rock, which ... Read More plays a prominent role in his clothing, footwear, accessories and fragrances. Before launching his eponymous fashion house in 1999, John Varvatos worked for Ralph Lauren for seven years, then went to Calvin Klein, where he was appointed head of menswear design and oversaw the launch of the men's collection and the cK brand. During his time at Calvin Klein, Varvatos pioneered a type of men's undergarment called boxer briefs, which was so new and different and made memorable by Mark Wahlberg in 1992 when he was known as Marky Mark and appeared in many memorable ads. Later, John Varvatos returned to Ralph Lauren to head up Polo Jeanswear. Next in 1998, Nautica backed his label, John Varvatos and helped finance him when he showed his first collection in New York during Fashion Week in 2000 which was praised for his easy to wear well designed collection of men’s jackets, pants, and sweaters with elements of vintage rock ‘n’ roll and hidden details. Department stores recognized that John Varvatos had a style men could relate to and he was quickly established. He tried his hand at womenswear, but was unsuccessful. He became the talk of NYC when he opened his own clothing boutique at the former CBGBs music venue, in 2012. His style has always been masculine and his first fragrance simply called John Varvatos was created by Perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux in 2004 ( Clinique Happy) and Flores-Roux went on to compose nearly all twenty of the John Varvatos fragrances, and there is an element of leather as both the designer and the perfumer love to wear leather jackets! It is rare for a perfumer to satisfy the designer on a first try but that’s exactly what happened with John Varvatos the fragrance. This is a woody vanilla with a slightly sweet scent. The hidden detail is dates. Very masculine, luxurious and a bit spicy and as to dry down, it takes a leathery turn. The leather in the dry down gives an undeniably masculine undertone to the fragrance and makes for a stunning finish The follow up, John Varvatos Vintage highlights tobacco and leather as well as spices, creating a scent that’s both fresh and sweet.

2009’s John Varvatos Artisan, was the fourth (after a women’s fragrance John Varvatos dedicated to his wife) and still one of the most popular fragrances in the line. Mr. Varvatos wanted to add a different sort of scent to the collection; he wanted a scent that would evoke the feeling of escaping the city in a convertible and trading your leather jacket for a fresh, white cotton shirt. 2017’s John Varvatos Artisan Pure is another example of this new fresh outdoorsy direction as is 2016’s Artisan Blu which is a vibrant aquatic and aromatic scent with fresh citruses.

The John Varvatos glass bottle is easily recognizable and are similar in its oval shape. The heavy, metal cap and medallion, both engraved with the John Varvatos logo, give it an air of class and value. The John Varvatos Artisan collection adds details like the bottle being wrapped in thin ropes, like something you might see on a boat. Every bottle in the John Varvatos Artisan collection is handwoven, so that two look exactly the same.

John Varvatos jv x Nick Jonas was his first celebrity /client collaboration in 2018 which continues through 2021. It was not composed by Rodrigo Flores-Roux but by perfumer Harry Fremont (CK 1) and still has that urban flair, but is dedicated to Detroit and Varvatos’ roots in Rock and roll. Nick Jonas and John Varvatos also co-own Villa One, a tequila company and are friends in fragrance and in real life.

FragranceX carries a great range of authentic John Varvatos fragrances at less than department store prices. Shop discounted designer fragrances now!