In the pursuit of Haitian Vetiver

The clerk of the duty free shop at the Fiumicino Airport in Rome politely apologizes. "No, unfortunately we do not have the latest range of fragrances by Ermenegildo Zegna."

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
10 avr. 2014 | Lecture : 4 min.
The question was: "Do you have Haitian Vetiver?" I was disappointed. I have been to three airports in European capitals; every one of them gave me the same polite response. "It is new. It's expensive. It is rare. It is not a consumer product for the general public," explained an experienced French saleswoman. She offered me five other brands of Vetiver. I declined. With her affable smile, I resigned myself to leave empty-handed, without the last Zegna. The Italian designer has just released a new exclusive collection of fragrances. Each bears t
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