D.S. & Durga
D.S. & Durga is a perfumery brand founded in 2008 in Brooklyn by husband-and-wife team David Seth Moltz and Kavi Ahuja Moltz.{{cite web
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| title= D.S. & Durga's Newest Perfume Is A Love Song To Australia
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| title= Grapefruit Generation Is The Latest D.S. & Durga Fragrance That Breaks All The Rules
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}} David Seth Moltz is a self-taught perfumer.
Kavi Moltz is an architect.{{cite web
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| title= D.S. & Durga founders on building their business: 'There are no rules'
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| first= Tatiana
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}} In 2024 the brand was acquired by London-based Manzanita Capital, which also owns Diptyque{{Cite web |last=Morosini |first=Daniela |date=2024-01-31 |title=Manzanita Capital Acquires D.S & Durga |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/ds-durga-acquired/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=The Business of Fashion |language=en}} and MALIN+GOETZ.
[https://manzanitacapital.com/malin-goetz/ MALIN+GOETZ]
History
The brand was first sold in Barneys New York in March 2015,[https://wwd.com/feature/fragrance-line-d-s-durga-opens-retail-space-10496476/ Fragrance Line D.S. & Durga Opens Retail Space] Allison Collins, Women's Wear Daily, July 26, 2016 and later Bergdorf Goodman, Galleria, and Liberty; its own retail stores are in Nolita and Williamsburg in New York, and Venice Beach in California.[https://flaunt.com/post/d-s-durga-west-coast-flagship D.S. & DURGA WEST COAST FLAGSHIP OPENS IN VENICE BEACH] Flaunt, Brendan Le
Collaborations
In 2023 Armando Cabral and D.S. & Durga collaborated on the Mahogany Kora fragrance.[https://shop.armando-cabral.com/blogs/the-moment/mahogany-kora-our-first-fine-fragrance-in-partnership-with-d-s-and-durga Mahogany Kora, our first fine fragrance in partnership with D.S. & Durga] June 1, 2023[https://www.dsanddurga.com/products/mahogany-kora MAHOGANY KORA limited edition perfume]
In 2023 the brand partnered with The Carlyle on shampoo, conditioner, and body wash inspired by the hotel’s honeysuckle-scented soap.[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/27/the-carlyle-goes-smell-o-rama The Carlyle Goes Smell-o-Rama] The New Yorker, Rachel Syme, March 20, 2023
D.S. & Durga collaborated with Todd Snyder on a fragrance named Young Dunes,[https://www.toddsnyder.com/collections/d-s-durga/products/ts-x-ds-durga-young-dunes-black Young Dunes] and its products are sold in all Todd Snyder boutiques.
In 2018 Duran Duran Collaborate with D.S. & Durga on Limited Edition Fragrance Collection Celebrating Four Decades of Duran Duran’s Music.
Etymology
“Durga” was David’s pet name for his wife, Kavi.
Durga ({{langx|sa|दुर्गा}}) is a Hindu goddess associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Durga Durga] Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015
See also
References
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External links
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