8-K

                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                           Current Report on Form 8-K


              Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
                                  1 MARCH 2002
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                               INTER PARFUMS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Commission File Number 0-16469
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             DELAWARE                                                 13-3275609
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(State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)



                   551 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10176
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



                                  212. 983.2640
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              (Registrant's Telephone number, including area code)







ITEM 5.  Other Events.

         The press release of the Registrant dated 7 March 2002, a copy of which
is annexed hereto as Exhibit no. 99.1, is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 7.  Exhibits.

         The following document is filed herewith:

         99.1 Press release of the Registrant dated 7 March 2002.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused and authorized this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned.

Dated: 8 March 2002

                                        Inter Parfums, Inc.

                                        By: /s/ RUSSELL GREENBERG
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                                            Russell Greenberg,
                                            EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT






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EX-99.1

[GRAPHIC OMITTED]

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                  INTER PARFUMS, INC. SIGNS A LETTER OF INTENT
                          TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN ASSETS OF
                      TRISTAR CORPORATION OUT OF BANKRUPTCY

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, MARCH 7, 2002: Inter Parfums,  Inc. (NASDAQ NATIONAL MARKET:
IPAR)  today  announced  that  its   wholly-owned   subsidiary,   Jean  Philippe
Fragrances,  LLC,  has signed a letter of intent  with  Tristar  Corporation,  a
Debtor-in-Possession  in the  Chapter 11  proceeding,  Case no.  01-53706,  U.S.
Bankruptcy Court,  Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division,  to purchase
certain of its mass market fragrance brands and certain inventories. This letter
of intent is in competition  with another offer which has also been submitted to
the Bankruptcy Court. Tristar is one of the Jean Philippe's major competitors in
mass market fragrances.  The brands contemplated to be purchased are distributed
in the same channels of distribution as that of Jean Philippe's  current product
lines.

The letter of intent  provides for Jean Philippe to purchase  certain assets for
approximately  $10 million  with the  remaining  assets to be purchased by a new
company  to be  formed by  existing  management  of  Tristar  together  with its
unsecured  creditors.  Jean Philippe's  ultimate purchase price depends upon the
results of a due diligence  investigation of Tristar. In addition, the letter of
intent  contemplates a  manufacturing  agreement with this new company  together
with a non-competition agreement for mass market fragrances and cosmetics.

The proposed  acquisition by Jean Philippe  Fragrances is subject to a number of
factors  which could  prevent the  acquisition  from  occurring.  These  factors
include: acceptance of the letter of intent by Tristar's creditors,  approval of
the  Bankruptcy  Court,  negotiation,  execution  and  delivery of a  definitive
acquisition agreement and a due diligence investigation.

Inter Parfums,  Inc.  develops,  manufactures and distributes  prestige perfumes
such as Burberry,  S.T. Dupont, Paul Smith, Christian Lacroix,  Celine and FUBU,
as well as mass market fragrances,  cosmetics and personal care products in over
100 countries worldwide.

Statements   in  this   release   which  are  not   historical   in  nature  are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks,  uncertainties  and other factors that may cause the actual results to be
materially different from projected results.  Such factors include acceptance of
the letter of intent by Tristar's  creditors,  approval of the Bankruptcy Court,
negotiation,  execution and delivery of a definitive acquisition agreement and a
due diligence  investigation.  Given these uncertainties,  persons are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.



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CONTACT AT INTER PARFUMS, INC.         OR         INVESTOR RELATIONS COUNSEL
RUSSELL GREENBERG, EXEC. VP & CFO                 THE EQUITY GROUP INC.
(212) 983-2640                                    LINDA LATMAN  (212) 836 9609/llatman@equityny.com
rgreenberg@interparfumsinc.com                    STEPHANIE HORTON  (212) 836-9611/skhorton@equityny.com
www.interparfumsinc.com                           www.theequitygroup.com













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