D.S. & Durga is a perfumery brand founded in 2008 in Brooklyn by husband-and-wife team David Seth Moltz and Kavi Ahuja Moltz. David Seth Moltz is a self-taught perfumer. Kavi Moltz is an architect.
In 2024 the brand was acquired by London-based Manzanita Capital, which also owns Diptyque and MALIN+GOETZ.MALIN+GOETZ
History The brand was first sold in Barneys New York in March 2015,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.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.Mahogany Kora, our first fine fragrance in partnership with D.S. & Durga June 1, 2023MAHOGANY 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.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,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 () is a Hindu goddess associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.Durga Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015
See also Le Labo Diptyque Byredo Francis Kurkdjian
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