As a student, Antonia Bellanca studied art in Boston and then in France. It was in France, the markets of Aix and Paris, that she discovered all the wonderful varieties of flowers that she had up until then only seen in pictures - anemones, poppies, mimosa, freesia, and many more.
After returning to New York Antonia opened her own Florist in East Hampton in 1982. She named it "Antonia's Flowers" and "it was a tribute to all the special gardens of my life." Remembered for its dramatic and original arrangements, Antonia's Flowers adorned the parties, garden weddings and restaurants of the Hampton's elite.
"Being immersed in flowers so much of the time had a 'sensitizing' effect on me. I became very aware of the different floral scents - and to me, freesia was and is by far the prettiest. I looked for a perfume for myself that truly captured the essence of freesia in harmony with other flowers and found that there simply wasn't one. Then, I imagined a perfume that would evoke the experience of entering my flower shop. That's when I knew I had to create my own."
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- Antonia's Flowers EDT
- $125.00 - $165.00
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- Floret EDT
- $130.00 - $195.00
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- Tiempe Passate EDP
- currently unavailable