MILAN — “My mom used to say {that a} fragrance is the costume of the soul, so I at all times really feel a duty when designing clothes or equipment, however much more when conceiving a perfume,” mentioned Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna referencing the phrases of the late designer Laura Biagiotti.
Biagiotti Cigna launched the model’s newest launch, a males’s perfume dubbed “Roma Uomo Green Swing” which not solely intends to embody the corporate’s sustainable values but in addition rejoice the forty fourth version of the Ryder Cup golf competitors, which shall be hosted on the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in 2023, the place the style home is headquartered.
“I’ve chosen to stay and work within the Roman countryside, in a context dominated by nature and inexperienced, which turns into a key shade but in addition a way of life that the pandemic made much more essential to embrace,” mentioned the designer, who along with being chair and chief government officer of the style firm, is president of the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.
In the ’80s, Biagiotti Cigna’s mother and father purchased and restored the Eleventh-century citadel of Marco Simone, transferred the corporate and constructed the golf course to stop extra urbanization of the realm. This will mark the primary time that the celebrated worldwide golf occasion shall be held in Italy.
Running from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2023, the Ryder Cup’s dates have been pushed again to 2023 from 2022, following the choice to maneuver the 2020 U.S. version to this yr as a result of pandemic. Meanwhile, this fall Biagiotti’s venue will host the Italian Open from Sept. 2 to five, three weeks earlier than this yr’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.
“I consider the Ryder Cup right here will mark a renaissance. You know the saying ‘all roads result in Rome’? I prefer to suppose that on this case all roads will begin from right here,” mentioned Biagiotti Cigna in regards to the occasion, which is predicted to attract 55,000 spectators by day and seven,000 employees members.
“Golf is a ardour; it represents a passion but in addition an ideal funding we made on this territory,” she mentioned, referencing the in depth, 18-month renovation work of the course, in addition to revamps of the clubhouse and follow amenities.
“Fashion and sport is the pairing I wished to herald the corporate since I joined the enterprise to flank my mom,” recalled Biagiotti Cigna. The designer joined the agency when her father Gianni Cigna, who was the enterprise thoughts behind the model, died when she was solely 17. As a outcome, she began working together with her mom throughout her final yr of college, accompanying her on each the artistic and monetary sides.
Biagiotti Cigna has been notably concerned within the model’s many licensed companies, which noticed a brand new settlement signed this week with Zero & Company for the manufacturing and distribution of the Laura Biagiotti Love attire collections devoted to younger ladies aged 0 to 16.
Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna
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The perfume division, which was licensed for 20 years to Procter & Gamble earlier than passing to Angelini Group in 2015, may be very strategic for the corporate, presently accounting for over 30 p.c out of complete gross sales, whose particular determine the corporate declined to supply.
“But this product class is a core asset not solely when it comes to worth but in addition for the communication and private relationship it establishes with our shoppers,” mentioned Biagiotti Cigna. She highlighted that the start line of a perfume’s artistic course of is much like the one for trend however the growth differs as “a particular alchemy with a large number of folks — together with noses — originates, and that’s what actually charms me about this {industry}.”
The new “Green Swing” scent expands the household of Roma Uomo — a historic pillar within the model’s perfume enterprise since 1992 — with the mission of intercepting a youthful goal.
“With the Roma household, our objective is to current the completely different aspects of this metropolis. A youthful, sportier interpretation was nonetheless lacking so two years in the past we got here up with this scent, each to develop the olfactory provide and mark the Ryder Cup occasion,” confirmed Lluís Plà, president and chief government officer of Angelini Beauty, including that the launch was purported to happen final yr however was postponed as a result of pandemic.
Created by Firmenich grasp perfumer Daphné Bugey and belonging to the woody, floral and inexperienced household, the perfume options prime notes of bergamot, cardamom and quince; a coronary heart that blends geranium and violet leaves with tonka beans, and a dry down mixing cedar wooden and vetiver.
The signature Roma Uomo bottle, whose form remembers the Eternal City’s Pantheon, is rendered in inexperienced glass and topped by an off-white cap nodding to the colour of golf balls.
Available within the 40-ml measurement and 75-ml codecs, the eau de toilette retails at 48 euros and 73 euros, respectively, at Laura Biagiotti’s shops in addition to selective perfumeries and key chains in Italy, together with Douglas. Overall, the perfume is being distributed at over 10,000 doorways within the nations the place Angelini Beauty has subsidiaries in, encompassing Germany, Spain, Portugal, Austria and Switzerland, along with Italy.
According to Plà, the Laura Biagiotti fragrances — not solely the Roma pillar, but in addition the opposite two large olfactory households, together with Laura and the latest Forever line launched in 2019 and expanded with a flanker in 2020 — notably resonate within the German, Austrian, Swiss and Dutch markets.
“The final mission is to recruit an ever-increasing variety of shoppers and get nearer to youthful generations,” mentioned Plà, revealing that the following challenge within the pipeline for the model will additional construct on the Forever pillar. The model presently counts 10 fragrances.
Overall, the Laura Biagiotti enterprise represents between 25 p.c and 30 p.c of Angelini Beauty’s complete gross sales. The firm, which presently creates, develops and distributes fragrances additionally for Trussardi, Blumarine, Mandarina Duck, Angel Schlesser and Armand Basi in addition to skincare and solar care merchandise for Anne Möller, generated revenues of 107.5 million euros in 2019. The European markets internet hosting the corporate’s subsidiaries accounted for 70 p.c of complete gross sales that yr.
After closing 2020 with gross sales down 25 p.c, Plà mentioned that revenues registered within the first half of the yr had been much like those generated in the identical interval 2019, though he doesn’t count on a full restoration to pre-COVID-19 ranges earlier than 2022.
In gentle of this, the chief additionally reconsidered his long-term goal of reaching 150 million euros within the subsequent couple of years, now projecting to hit the 125 million euros benchmark by 2023.
In common, Angelini Beauty distributes merchandise in 80 nations globally, with Russia and nations in Eastern Europe being among the many best-performing markets. Over the previous yr, the pandemic has impacted geographies as Asia jumped to prime of the checklist of nations when it comes to gross sales, boosted by an exponential development reported in China in addition to will increase in gross sales registered in Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea.
With 200 workers, Angelini Beauty is a division of Angelini Group, an Italian firm specialised in well being, wellness and pharmaceutical merchandise. The group started its involvement with perfumery in 1994 with a stake in Barcelona’s Idesa Parfums, which developed and distributed fragrances for manufacturers together with Angel Schlesser, Armand Basi, Custo Barcelona and Mandarina Duck.
After taking on this firm, in 2013 Angelini Group signed an settlement with Industrie Cosmetiche Riunite to take majority management of Italian Fragrances (ITF), which on the time held perfume licenses for luxurious labels akin to Trussardi, Blumarine, Dsquared2 and Pomellato. In 2015 the group took full management of ITF and from the merge with Idesa Parfums, the Angelini Beauty firm was created.
Before being appointed CEO final yr, Plà served as common supervisor of the agency since 2017. Over the final 4 years, he has labored to reorganize the enterprise, together with concentrating the advertising and marketing groups, the product growth and provide chain between Milan and Lodi, shifting strategic models from Barcelona to bolster the Italian id of the corporate and facilitate operations.
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