Estée Lauder, Inc.
Dates
- Existence: 1946-
Biography
Estée Lauder, Inc. is a skincare and fragrance company founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder (born Josephine Esther Mentzer) and her husband Joseph Lauder. Saks Fifth Ave. was their first major client, ordering $800 worth of products from the fledgling company in 1947. Part of the success of Estée Lauder, Inc. was the "gift with purchase" promo that the company introduced and that has since become standard in the industry. The promo was created to introduce clients to new products without having to convince them to purchase anything new. In 1953, the company introduced its first fragrance/bath oil, "Youth Dew." The Clinique allergy-tested cosmetics were first developed in 1968. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, the company purchased smaller cosmetic firms including Aveda, Bobbi Brown Essentials,Darphin, Makeup Art Cosmetics (M∙A∙C), Ojon, and Stila. Estée Lauder retired from the company in 1995.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cosmetics & Toiletries - Estée Lauder, 1978-1994, 1978-1994
Photocopied, pasted, and laminated articles concerning cosmetics and toiletries produced by Estée Lauder, Inc. Folder also contains several promotional materials produced by Estée Lauder, Inc.
Interior design elevations for retail spaces, 1980-1989
Seventeen pencil renderings of interior elevations for retail design on paper. Brands represented include Estée Lauder, Jordan Marsh, Bamberger's, and Liz Claiborne.
Jeanette Wagner interview, 1993 August 26, 1993 August 26
Interview of Jeanette Wagner, President of Estée Lauder. This interview discusses her career, Estée Lauder's fragrances, Americanization of Europe in regards of fragrance, and the use of fragrance in Japan.