{"id":191738,"date":"2026-03-12T20:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=191738"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:39:39","slug":"with-memorie-zegna-opens-up-to-perfume-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/with-memorie-zegna-opens-up-to-perfume-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"With Memorie, Zegna opens up to perfume for good"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The latest addition to the Italian luxury brand, the Memorie fragrance collection draws inspiration from the brand&#8217;s DNA and the places loved by its founder, Ermenegildo Zegna. It also adds a new, more cinematic dimension with its ambassador, actor Mads Mikkelsen.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>Memorie<\/strong> (memories in Italian), its <strong>first permanent fragrance collection<\/strong>, Zegna is taking<strong> a bold step<\/strong> with a range that falls <strong>halfway between niche perfumes and conventional luxury fragrances<\/strong>, offering a ticket to the Italian Dolce Vita at $349 for 100 ml, which is much less than its limited edition Il Conte, sold for \u20ac3,000 after a fashion show in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each of the six fragrances evokes an emotional memory linked to the history of the House, founded in 1910, and to the Piedmont region where its founder was born.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A six-chapter narrative<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Memorie collection was born out of a collaboration with<strong> Give Back Beauty<\/strong>, which took over the <strong>beauty license<\/strong> from Est\u00e9e Lauder in 2023. The Italian names and tones of each of the<strong> six fragrances<\/strong> <strong>evoke a favorite object or place dear to Emenegildo Zegna.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Il Calamaio<\/em><\/strong> refers to the founder&#8217;s <strong>inkwell<\/strong>, blending notes of ink and oud. Il Lanificio takes its name from the wool mill opened in 1910 and offers tones of Tahitian vanilla, suede, and sandalwood. <b><i>A Trivero<\/i><\/b> evokes the village of Trivero, the <strong>Piedmontese birthplace of the company<\/strong>. <b><i>Il Sottobosco<\/i><\/b>, literally <b>\u201cthe undergrowth\u201d<\/b>, is a woody fragrance evoking the forests of the Oasi Zegna. <b><i>La Panoramica<\/i><\/b> is inspired by <strong>the road<\/strong> that winds through the surrounding mountainous landscape. Finally, <b><i>Saga del Piemonte<\/i><\/b> is a woody, gourmand fragrance based on the combination of coffee and ratafia (an aperitif mainly composed of liqueur).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In line with the Italian luxury brand&#8217;s commitment to the environment, each fragrance comes in a <b>refillable glass bottle<\/b> <b>with an ash wood cap<\/b>, decorated with the Zegna family crest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Cinematic trajectory<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To enhance the multisensory experience of its first fragrance collection, Zegna enlisted the help of <strong>Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, ambassador for the House since 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The face of Zegna Man<\/b>, who has made a name for himself in both blockbusters (Casino Royale, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, etc.) as well as in arthouse films (Drunk, Arctic, etc.), stars in a mini-film shot in an Italian alpine villa as<b> a descendant or even a reincarnation of the founder<\/b>, remembering the illustrious creator through artifacts scattered throughout the sumptuous residence, such as a miniature car.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"MEMORIE: A LEGACY THROUGH PERFUMES\u200b\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pEHZX6qYILo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/zegna-gildo-zegna-steps-down-as-ceo\/\">Zegna: Gildo Zegna hands over operational management<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo: Zegna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest addition to the Italian luxury brand, the Memorie fragrance collection draws inspiration from the brand&#8217;s DNA and the places loved by its founder, Ermenegildo Zegna. 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