Van Gils Fashion company was founded in 1948 by Miel Van Gils when he was 23 years old. The brand is big in Holland and Belgium, but also in Scandinavia know to produce tight, sleek, tailored fashion items. The first men's fragrance, Van Gils Classic, was released in 1985 in an innovative black bottle encased in grooved plastic.

The perfume range includes several blockbuster fragrances like Between Sheets, Basic Instinct and Tendenza. The fragrances can be described as timeless and has a somewhat strict, business-like radiance.