Английская Википедия:D.S. & Durga
D.S. & Durga is a perfumery brand founded in 2008 in Brooklyn by husband-and-wife team David Seth Moltz and Kavi Ahuja Moltz.[1][2] David Seth Moltz is a self-taught perfumer.[2] Kavi Moltz is an architect.[3] In 2024 the brand was acquired by London-based Manzanita Capital, which also owns the fragrance line Diptyque.[4]
History
The brand was first sold in Barneys New York in March 2015,[5] and later Bergdorf Goodman, Galleria, and Liberty; its own retail stores are in Nolita and Williamsburg in New York,[3] and Venice Beach in California.[6]
Collaborations
In 2023 Armando Cabral and D.S. & Durga collaborated on the Mahogany Kora fragrance.[7][8] In 2023 the brand partnered with The Carlyle on shampoo, conditioner, and body wash inspired by the hotel’s honeysuckle-scented soap.[9] D.S. & Durga collaborated with Todd Snyder on a fragrance named Young Dunes,[10] and its products are sold in all Todd Snyder boutiques.
Etymology
“Durga” was David’s pet name for his wife, Kavi.[9] Durga (Шаблон:Lang-sa) is a Hindu goddess associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.[11]
See also
References
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Fragrance Line D.S. & Durga Opens Retail Space Allison Collins, Women's Wear Daily, July 26, 2016
- ↑ D.S. & DURGA WEST COAST FLAGSHIP OPENS IN VENICE BEACH Flaunt, Brendan Le
- ↑ Mahogany Kora, our first fine fragrance in partnership with D.S. & Durga June 1, 2023
- ↑ MAHOGANY KORA limited edition perfume
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 The Carlyle Goes Smell-o-Rama The New Yorker, Rachel Syme, March 20, 2023
- ↑ Young Dunes
- ↑ Durga Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015