The House of Worth takes its name from the company founder, Englishman, Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895) who established his Parisian haute couture house in 1857.

More than any other designer, Worth was instrumental in establishing the foundations of today’s modern global fashion industries. His influence was so profound that he was often been described as the “Father of Haute Couture” and the period of France’s Second Empire (1808-73) in which his business flourished as “The Age of Worth”.

Worth was one of the first fashion houses to create and market its own perfume. In 1920 “Dans La Nuit” was launched and in 1924 the Worth name was trademarked as a creator of fine perfumes. So as to present their clientele with the ultimate in luxury , the famous Parisian glass maker, Rene Lalique to design the flacons.

Following on from the success of “Dans La Nuit”, the House of Worth expanded their perfume portfolio to include Ver le Jour (1925), Sans Adieu (1929), Je Reviens (1932) and Vers Toi (1934). Read together these names convey a seductive, fragrant poem……In the Night, Just before Dawn, Without Goodbyes, I Shall Return…To You….