Jan Ahlgren

Founder & Creative Director, Vilhelm Parfumerie

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“I had my my father and and my grandfather was sort of and especially my grandfather was sort of like a Carrie Grant figure like was he yeah to like very handsome and he he always took extremely you know good care of himself he he always smelled very very good and and that trickled down to my dad yeah who is generally a...”

— From Man In The Mirror - Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren - Co-founder of BIBBI Parfum, Haydn Williams (October 12, 2023)
“I feel very lucky when I look myself in the mirror because of because because of your face all your life so I always if I'm a bit down I always take a look at myself in the mirror then I get I chear myself yeah it always tear myself off no I'm joking no I when I look myself and I try to walk I try to really always have...”

— From Man In The Mirror - Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren - Co-founder of BIBBI Parfum, Haydn Williams (October 12, 2023)
“I was at a point in my life, I was actually I was designing leather bags. I was going to design a luxury collection of leather bags and I wanted to scent them. I wanted them to not only be recognized by its design and I was also into the touch and feel of the bags and also I wanted them to be recognized by a specific s...”

— From Vilhelm Parfumerie's Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren, smallflowertv (September 18, 2020)
“I wanted you to be taken back to the 1920s. So that you're back. So that's when you had iconic launches like Shalimar, Mitsuko, Chanel, number five, all these great fragrances. And also the 20s, it was really everything was possible. I mean the our humans, we we we had this very positive mindset. you know, the stock ma...”

— From Vilhelm Parfumerie's Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren, smallflowertv (September 18, 2020)

Recent appearances

Man In The Mirror - Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren - Co-founder of BIBBI Parfum

October 12, 2023 · 📺 Haydn Williams

My guest on the podcast this week is Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren, who, along with his wife Stina, is the co-founder of the brand BIBBI Parfum. Jan is a Swedish national, who is now lives in Paris with his Stina and their two young daughters. Eagle-eyed (eared?!) fragrance lovers may spot within his name another part of his CV. Jan was the founder of Vilhelm Parfumerie, an iconic brand he’s enormously proud of building, but one he went on to sell a few years back. Now BIBBI is his new baby! :) I met Jan and Stina last month as they were preparing to launch BIBBI and I was delighted Jan agreed to com…

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Vilhelm Parfumerie's Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren

September 18, 2020 · 📺 smallflowertv

We are joined today by Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren, founder of Vilhelm Parfumerie. Ahlgren is a polymath who leaves no stone unturned, from photo studios and perfume organ to leather goods workshops, in his pursuit of a certain idea of luxury. Learn about Jan’s path to Perfume and hear the romantic inspirations for his fragrances. https://vilhelmparfumerie.com/ Join us Wednesdays and Fridays for Tea Time at the Apothecary. From Merz Apothecary in Chicago, brothers TQ and JQ talk wellness, tea, small business, and welcome a variety of special guests.

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Recent appearances

Man In The Mirror - Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren - Co-founder of BIBBI Parfum

Vilhelm Parfumerie's Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren