This beauty was a birthday gift. You really should have seen my jaw hit the ground when I saw the orange bag. The packaging is divine. I love the horse and carriage detail. Thank you for such an exquisite gift. I’m trying to figure out how to wear it.
I heard about magicians at Hermès on twitter earlier last week. I freaking love magicians so I made a mental note. I didn’t make concrete plans to see them immediately so I forgot about it. Fast forward to this past weekend and I’m walking around Yorkville with The Oracle. We started noticing people wandering around with silver horse balloons and orange ties. The Oracle said they were from Hermes. How could they not be with the iconic orange and horse motives. That is when I remembered the magicians. I needed a balloon and I needed to see the magician. I dragged The Oracle into Hermès. Sure enough there were balloons and a magician. I discovered the event was a promo for the Sprockets Film Festival Family Weekend. Hermès is a sponsor. There were colouring books for the kids, cookies and even a cake. We chatted with the store manager for a while and the magician came over to perform tricks for us. I was acting like a total kid, jumping up and down and laughing …
These two images from the Hermès Spring 2010 Ad Campaign are beautiful. Karlie Kloss amazes me. I remember when she first started and now she is the darling. She takes amazing pictures and she’s improved her runway walk a lot. She’s like Kate Moss in her domination of ad campaigns this season. images: fashiongonerogue.com, thefashionspot.com
I just discovered this intriguing video from defunct CBC show, Fashion File. It chronicles the process used in creating my dream bag, The Hermès Birkin.
Le Carre Hermes I would love to own this book, people have been telling me about it. A source of discovery and enchantment for lovers of Hermes, this work describes the life and history of the square of silk which has become legend. Published by Les Editions du Regards. 320 pages MaiTai’s Picture Book has a ton of great photos of the book. images: hermes.com
I also picked up this great poster featuring the iconic scarves during that trip to Hermès where I went lookbook crazy. It’s a really good reference on how to wear a Hermès scarf. I’ll have to practice with my own Hermès scarf. Hmmm, is that Daul Kim.
I was in the Hermès store on Bloor a few weekends back and managed to snag some of their lookbooks. I love this one for the fall 2009 collection of ties so I got to scanning.
Lovely winter images from Hermes for the Fall Winter 2009 – 2010 collection. I was a bit surprised they didn’t do something Amelia Earhart inspired like the styling in the collection presentation. images: the Fashion Spot
So I’ve been drooling over Hermès scarfs for a long time on I want – I got. Containing 65 grams of silk from 250 cocoons, 90 centimetres square, the Hermes scarf has become a standard for good workmanship and discreet luxury. It requiring up to two years of work to produce one of these wearable art that is an expression of its style and luxury. From 1837, Thierry Hermès made harnesses and saddles for a privileged clientele. Boots, jewelry, home decor items, and silk scarves were added to the company’s range. In 1920, his grandson Emile included luggage. The first scarf square to accompany the Hermès collection was produced in 1928, inspired by that worn by Napoleon’s soldiers. It was a big success that resulted in a workshop, then a factory, for scarf production being set up at Lyon in 1937. Each Hermes design requires: * nine to twelve months of research and development; * fifty-odd designers, * ideas drawn from styles such as baroque, * contributions from artists such as Matisse. Six to eight …
I posted about my lust for Hermes scarves way, way back in 2006 and I’ve decided to revisit that. The Fall Winter 2008 – 2009 collection is influenced by India and there are lot of elephant motives everywhere. My Mom would be dying, she loves elephants. I’ve reposted the history of the Hermes scarf and some facts. It takes 2 years and 250 silk cocoons to make a 90 centimeter square scarf. The details are behind the cut if you are interested.
