Fragrance house

Frater

Frater is a New Zealand-based fragrance house created and launched in 2022 by Jamie Frater, its founder, creative director, and chief perfumer. Frater’s path into perfumery began with the discovery of historical fragrance in a vintage bottle bought online, prompting independent study of perfume history and composition. Its creative identity brings classical perfumery and historical bases together with rare natural materials and modern aroma molecules, with prominent use of sandalwood, rose, and iris. The brand held its public launch in Wellington on 1 September 2022 in conjunction with WORLD New Zealand, introducing an initial twelve-fragrance range. Frater Perfumes Ltd is the New Zealand limited-liability company associated with the Frater trademark; by 2022, Jamie Frater had also launched Fraterworks, a related fragrance-materials business serving independent perfumery.