Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud was born on 24 January 1962 and is a French perfumer formerly with the Swiss fragrance and flavor company Firmenich, who currently works for Louis Vuitton of the LVMH Luxury Group.
10 Facts About Jacques Cavallier
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Jacques Cavallier has created or collaborated in the creation of over 80 fragrances and perfumes for fashion house brands such as Parfums Christian Dior, Parfums Givenchy, Issey Miyake, Yves Saint Laurent, Fenty Beauty and Lancome.
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Jacques Cavallier began working in perfume factories in Grasse during the summers beginning at the age of 10.
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Jacques Cavallier studied English and Spanish at the University of Nice.
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Jacques Cavallier first joined the perfumery company Charabot, and after 3 years went to the fine fragrance lab at Quest International in Naarden, Netherlands.
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Jacques Cavallier collaborated with Chantal Roos to create the iconic Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey in 1991, Jean Paul Gaultier Women in 1993, Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey for Men, Issey Miyake Le Feu and Yves Saint Laurent Nu.
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Jacques Cavallier considers his most successful perfumes to be Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio and Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey.
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Jacques Cavallier has said that his favorite fragrances created by someone other than himself are Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior, created in 1966 by Edmond Roudnitska and Opium by Yves Saint Laurent, created in 1977 by perfumers Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Jean Amic and Raymond Chaillan.
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In 2012, Jacques Cavallier left Firmenich to join the LVMH Luxury Group to formulate the first fragrance for Louis Vuitton, which is expected to be released in 2016.
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In 2004, Jacques Cavallier was awarded the Prix Francois Coty, now known as the Prix International du Parfum.