NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Vera Wang and FTD have created an exclusive partnership just in time for Valentine's Day. The world- renowned designer has selected a pink rose to commemorate the launch of her new fragrance, Vera Wang Truly Pink(TM) offered in a limited edition collection of floral and fragrance gifts available exclusively on FTD.com. "For me, flowers and fragrance are the perfect expression of love and commitment," said Vera Wang.

"The celebration of Valentine's Day is the perfect time to announce our new partnership with FTD.com," said Laura Lee Miller, President of Licensing and Marketing at Vera Wang. "As flowers are the essence of fragrance and represent the sentiment of love and romance, Vera Wang has partnered with FTD.com to offer exclusive Vera Wang rose bouquets coupled with our new Truly Pink fragrance this Valentine's Day."

"Vera Wang Flowers on FTD.com offer our customers a new upscale line of flowers with the quality our brand has been committed to for nearly 100 years. We believe the strength of the FTD brand, coupled with the elegance of Vera Wang, will prove to be a strong partnership," said Michael Soenen, FTD's CEO and President.

The Truly Pink rose has a subtle scent, high-petal count and a delicate blush shade that beautifully complements Vera Wang's new limited-edition fragrance. For the ultimate expression of love, Truly Pink roses are available with a .13 oz/4ml Vera Wang Truly Pink(TM) deluxe miniature eau de parfum, a fragrance that exudes pure radiance and captures the scent of fresh rose petals.

Also available are ivory roses, classically arranged and hand-tied with a pink ribbon for a Valentine's Day gift that is truly unforgettable. Presented with a .13 oz./4ml deluxe miniature of the Vera Wang's signature perfume, this floral and fragrance gift set is the ultimate expression of love and commitment. A modern floral bouquet, the Vera Wang(TM) perfume is the fragrance of joy and passion.

All offerings arrive specially packaged in an exclusive box designed by Vera Wang and are available immediately exclusively on FTD.com.

About Vera Wang:

Vera Wang Group designs, markets and distributes collections of women's bridal, maids and ready-to-wear apparel under the Vera Wang name. Vera Wang Licensing LLC, the licensing division of the company, has selectively granted licenses for the manufacture and distribution of fragrance and beauty-related products (Coty Prestige, Inc.), eyewear (Couteur Designs, a division of the Kenmark Group), china, crystal, silver and gifts (Wedgwood), fine jewelry (Rosy Blue Fine), Vera Wang suite (Halekulani Hotel), fine papers (William Arthur), intimate apparel (Charles Komar & Sons) and mattresses (Serta Mattress Company). In addition, Vera Wang on Weddings was published by Harper Collins in 2001. For more information on Vera Wang, please visit the company's website at http://www.verawang.com/.

About Coty Inc.

Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by Francois Coty who is credited with founding the modern fragrance industry. Coty Inc. delivers innovative products to consumers in 91 markets worldwide.

Today, Coty Inc. is the world's largest fragrance company and a recognized leader in global beauty with annual net sales of $2.9 billion. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation and creativity, Coty Inc. has developed an unrivaled portfolio of 40 designer, celebrity and lifestyle brands.

The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestige and ultra- prestige stores and includes designer brands -- Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloe, Jette Joop, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Kenneth Cole, Marc Jacobs, Nikos, Vera Wang and Vivienne Westwood; celebrity brands -- Desperate Housewives, Jennifer Lopez and Sarah Jessica Parker; and lifestyle brands -- Chopard, Davidoff, Lancaster, Nautica and Phat Farm.

The Coty Beauty brand portfolio is more widely distributed and includes designer brand -- Pierre Cardin*; celebrity brands -- Celine Dion, David and Victoria Beckham, Isabella Rossellini, Kylie Minogue, mary-kateandashley and Shania Twain; and lifestyle brands -- adidas, Aspen, Astor, Calgon, Chupa Chups, Esprit, Exclamation, Jovan, Miss Sixty, Miss Sporty, Rimmel, Stetson, the healing garden and Vanilla Fields. For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit http://www.coty.com/.

*European license only. About FTD Group, Inc.

FTD Group, Inc. is a leading provider of floral-related products and services to consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations offering floral products, in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland. The business is supported by the highly recognized FTD and Interflora brands. Both brands are supported by the Mercury Man logo, which is displayed in approximately 50,000 floral shops globally. The consumer businesses operate primarily through the http://www.ftd.com/ Web site in the U.S. and Canada and the http://www.interflora.co.uk/ Web site in the U.K. and Ireland and are complemented by the florist businesses, which provide products and services to the independent florist networks.

CONTACT: Lisa Lupinski, Global PR Director, Coty, +1-212-389-7153,
lisa_lupinski@cotyinc.com; Liz Anklow, Executive Vice President,
+1-212-981-5103, liz_anklow@dkcnews.com; Yeana Ahn, Director, Global
Communications, Vera Wang, +1-212-575-6400, ext. 4761, yahn@verawang.com

Web site: http://www.ftd.com/
http://www.verawang.com/
http://www.coty.com/
http://www.interflora.co.uk/