SENSE OF SCENT
When I met Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last year, he said: “Indonesia is a garden of perfume ingredients.” He then noted how he has been to the country several times to source for ingredients: clove buds, patchouli, lemon grass and black pepper to name a few. The following are excerpts from my exclusive interview with Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer.
Where do you source inspiration when creating perfumes?
Ingredients. They are very important. But more than that, it’s the countries I visit, the cultures, foods, and emotions. I keep those emotions in my
