“So today it’s a bit like a rugby stadium but in two weeks we will have a lawn, and then in another two weeks it will be finished.” Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, the third-generation Grasse-born perfumer, is welcoming me at the entrance to Les Fontaines Parfumées, the home of Louis Vuitton’s new perfumery. Until a century ago, the buildings were home to a 17th-century domaine with a prominent position in the French Riviera town of Grasse, perfume’s capital city. “At least I can offer you a glass of water,” Cavallier says. “Last week we didn’t even have that.”
“今天的状况有点像橄榄球场，两周后，草坪就会铺好，再过两周，就一切OK了。”出生于格拉斯(Grasse)的第三代调香师雅克•卡瓦里埃-贝勒特吕(Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud)在路易威登(Louis Vuitton)新的香水生产地香氛之泉(FontainesParfumées)大门口迎接我时这样说道。100年前，香氛之泉曾是始建于17世纪的酒庄，它在法国香水之都、里维埃拉(Riviera)小镇格拉斯(Grasse)具有举足轻重的地位。“至少我现在能给你倒杯水喝。”卡瓦里埃说，“上个星期，我们甚至连喝的水都没有。”