![]() ![]() Ormonde Jayne has since grown from candles to include perfumes, other home scents like reed diffusers, and bath and body products, though the bath and body products were later discontinued. The business is wholly owned by Pilkington and her husband, a banker. The brand's name derives from Pilkington's middle name and the address of a former family home. She began web sales in 2002, accommodating international customers. In 2001 she left the wholesale market and opened her own retail shop instead. The brand grew rapidly, eventually exceeding Pilkington's capacity to keep up with demand. Thinking she might like to pursue the enterprise further, Pilkington invested £1000 in the business and next went to France to study candle-making. Her first commission came from a friend who knew of her fondness for making candles and asked her to create a set for the launch of his Chanel fine jewellery boutique. ![]() She later lived in Brazil and Argentina, where she became an ice cream vendor, before moving to London in 1992. ![]() Ormonde Jayne founder Linda Pilkington grew up in a village in Cheshire, England, where she and her sisters often made beeswax candles, selling them to neighbors. The perfumes are created by Pilkington and Geza Schoen. Begun as a line of scented candles, the house now makes perfumes as well. Ormonde Jayne is a London-based niche perfume house founded by Linda Pilkington in 2000. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |