Gucci Perfumes may not be as famous as the leather goods collections, but they have earned prestige on both consumers and fragrance industry for their exceptional quality since they were firstly introduced in 1979. Although it looks as if it is only decades ago, there concentrates the essence of perfume development for thousands of years. So let's take a journey on the history of Gucci bags on sale.
Incredibly, the word "perfume" comes from the Latin words (per fumum), which translate directly to "through smoke". Surprised? The reason for this is that the very first usages of fragrances by civilized peoples was in religious ceremonies, when substances such as aromatic herbs, myrrh and different aromatic gums and tree saps were burned to create pleasant aromas.
So how did we get from there to modern Gucci perfume? It's the ancient Egyptians who are credited with taking the step from herbs and raw organic substances burning in a tray to something, "most likely an aromatic paste or salve" that was applied to the body. Roman seafaring traders then took these aromatic substances back to Rome where they were further refined.
Ancient Egyptians were the first to melt sand into glass and shape it into containers, so it's assumed that Roman traders again took small glass vessels back home to keep what was the early beginnings of liquid perfumes in. Then as time moved on, people began experimenting with different extraction and distillation methods, as well as methods for containing extractions and distillates in substances such as alcohol.
When Napoleon Bonaparte ruled France, one of the notable things that he did was established government agencies for the sole purpose of improving and refining French culture. Financing was provided for research and development projects involving things like foods, textiles and yes, perfumes. So as the French army and business interests moved around the globe during that time, they sent back new types of fabrics, vegetables and aromatic substances to these government entities to be tested, catologed and released for the public good.
So even though things in the end didn't work out so well for Napoleon, the French to this day still enjoy the benefits of his legacy in the form of couture, cuisine and perfume. Then it was World War 2 that had American, Canadian and British men and women returning home from service in France, having realized that there were better smelling perfumes and colognes to be had, thus increasing demand.
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