CLEOPATRA'S BOUDOIR

Established by Germaine Emilie Krebs (born in 1910; died in 1993) Parisian sculpture and painter; known as Alix Barton and later as "Madame Grès", launched her design house under the name Grès in Paris in 1942.

The name Grès was a partial anagram of her husband's first name and alias; he was Serge Czerefkov, a Russian painter, who left her soon after the house's creation; closed during World War 11, re-opened in Paris in 1945. Signature fragrance launched in 1958. Sold to the British American Tobacco in 1981.

The perfumes of Gres:

• 1930 Parfum Déesse
• 1947 A
• 1958 Cabochard
• 1959 Chouda
• 1965 Grès pour Homme
• 1976 Quiproquo
• 1980 Eau de Cologne Grès
• 1980 Eau de Grès
• 1981 Alix Grès
• 1982 Grès Monsieur
• 1984 Grès Monsieur Sport
• 1990 Cabotine
• 1996 Pastel de Cabotine
• 1996 Homme de Grès
• 1998 Folie Douce
• 1999 Grain de Folie
• 2000 Air de Cabochard
• 2000 Cabochard, relaunch and reformulation
• 2003 Cabaret
• 2003 Cabotine Bleu
• 2003 Cabotine Rose
• 2004 Câline
• 2004 Cabaret Pour Homme
• 2006 Ambre de Cabochard
• 2006 Fleur de Cabotine
• 2007 My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich
• 2007 My Life Hommage a Marlene Dietrich
• 2007 My Passion Hommage a Marlene Dietrich
• 2008 Cabotine Delight
• 2008 Goddess Hommage a Greta Garbo
• 2008 Pastel de Gres
• 2009 Cabotine Aquarelle
• 2009 Cabotine Sensuelle
• 2009 Mythos Hommage a Greta Garbo
• 2009 Sphinx Hommage a Greta Garbo