The French have a long tradition and skills in the art of making perfumes.The great names in fashion have assisted i exporting some of the most important names in perfume thoughout the world.
The birth place for French perfumes is in the Provence region and is called Occitane.The abundance of herbs,lavander and many other wild flowers on the rocky landscape,plus hundreds of years of experience in distilling mixtures and creating scents.
Fashion has been an important industry and cultural export of France since the seventeenth century,and modern "haute couture" originated in Paris in the 1860s.Today,Paris,along with Tokyo,London,Milan,and New York City,is considered one of the world's fashion capitals,and the city is home or headquarters to many of the premier fashion houses.Historically,many of the world's top designers and fashion houses have been French,including Coco Chanel,Christian Dior,Louis Vuitton,Lanvin,Chloé,Hermès,Guy Laroche,Yves Saint Laurent and shoe designer Christian Louboutin.The Paris fashion houses also attract many foreign designers.