Frédéric Malle Steps Down From Namesake Brand

Frédéric Malle announced on Apr. 18 that he will be leaving his brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle at the end of June.

Founded in 2000 and acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies in 2015, the brand was known for its Malle’s unique approach to niche fragrances. He cultivated a roster of “noses” to develop the label’s scents. The perfumerie’s noses, whose names are credited on the bottles of each fragrance they develop, have…