Fashion house · France · Since 1997

Zadig & Voltaire

France

Rock-and-roll Parisian fashion, skulls and angel wings on cashmere, and This is Her!, a jasmine, chestnut and sandalwood perfume from 2016.

Thierry Gillier founded Zadig & Voltaire in Paris in 1997 and named it after Voltaire's tale Zadig. Cashmere knits with a rock edge made its name. Shiseido signed the perfume licence in 2014, and This is Her! and This is Him! followed in 2016.

Owned by

Thierry Gillier, its founder, independent, with Peninsula Capital a minority shareholder; Shiseido makes the perfumes under licence, since 2014. Checked October 2026.

Where this comes from

The sentence · zadig-et-voltaire.com · en.wikipedia.orgThe story · zadig-et-voltaire.com · corp.shiseido.com · nstperfume.comOwned by · modaes.com · corp.shiseido.comThe perfumes that made it · nstperfume.com · zadig-et-voltaire.com

2 of the 5 perfumes its own site lists are here.

All 2 here

2 perfumes · the best known first

This Is Her!2016 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Jasmine sambac, pink berry and pink pepper over sweet chestnut cream and vanilla, drying to creamy sandalwood.Zadig2025 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Ginger, neroli and nutty sesame over orange blossom, drying to roasted vanilla, sandalwood and whipped cream.

Its perfumers here: Sidonie Lancesseur and Michel Almairac, Amandine Clerc-Marie and Florian Gallo.