May 26, 2012
Fifi Fragrance Awards Honor Tom Ford - and Bieber
Mark Thompson READ TIME: 1 MIN.
New York (AP) - Justin Bieber was honored alongside top fashion names like Tom Ford and Gucci at the Fragrance Foundation's annual Fifi awards for the best perfumes.
Tom Ford Violet Blonde was picked as the women's best luxury fragrance, and Gucci Guilty Pour Homme in the same category for men.
Bieber was named the Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year.
For broad appeal, Heidi Klum's Shine won for women and Curve Appeal by Elizabeth Arden won for men.
The industry group put on the ceremony Monday night with Jane Lynch as emcee.
"I'm honored to be here tonight to serve as your host. Selecting me as host makes perfect sense, because when you think of a sexy, delicate and floral fragrance, you think, 'Jane Lynch,'" she said.
A long-term New Yorker and a member of New York Travel Writers Association, Mark Thompson has also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The author of the novels WOLFCHILD and MY HAWAIIAN PENTHOUSE, he has a PhD in American Studies and is the recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center. His work has appeared in numerous publications.
