90cm Silk

"Carre" literally translates to "square".  The classic scarf size, the carre measures approximately 90cm (or 35") square. Traditionally, the Hermes carre is 65 grams of silk twill, but over the years Hermes has created vintage and wash silks which have a softer texture and lighter weight.

Looking at my collection, you can see how much I love detailed designs and animals, bright colors, and all sorts of pink. There are a few artists who are a tad over-represented in my scarf drawer - Alice Shirley, Jan Bajtlik and Dimitri Rybaltchenko, I'm looking at you! - but Hermes really creates such magic on silk it's hard to stick to one 'thing'. 

(If you see AMIM - that stands for "Ask Me, I Might"  - I might be willing to part with a silk beauty. Drop me a note if you're interested, and check out that which I've already decided to re-home.) 
Picture of Hermes Silk Scarf 90cm Animapolis by Jan Bajtlik. Blue and mauve with godzilla and penguins in an imaginary city
Animapolis, Jan Bajtlik, 2019
Picture of Hermes 90cm silk scarf Animapolis by Jan Bajtlik, in bright colors with a black hem. Penguins race through a mythical city, past monsters and big cats
Animapolis, Jan Bajtlik, 2019
Picture of Brandebourgs Fleuri, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf. The classic miliary jacket appears on both sides of this scarf, with one size a blue background and the other side a floral background
Brandebourgs Fleuris, Caty Latham and Jeff Fisher, 2023
Hermes silk scarf Cheval de Caractere by Dimitri Rybaltchenko, features a horse on a white background. The horse is made of black and grey letters that spell HERMES in different fonts
Cheval a Caractere, Dimitri Rybaltchenko, 2007
Picture of Cheval de Mer, a vintage Hermes Silk Scarf by Christian Renonciat. The 'sea horse' is a frigate, depicted in an architectural style
Cheval de Mer, Christian Renonciat, 2012
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Chiens au Rapport. Four hunting dogs including spaniels and retrievers hold fowl in their mouths. Purple border, mustard yellow interior
Chiens au Rapport, Carl de Parceveaux, 1987
Picture of Hermes 90cm Silk Scarf Colliers de Chien by Virginie Jamin. Olive green, cream and orange dog collars of all sizes and designs are threaded through wooden rods
Colliers de Chien, Virginie Jamin, 2013
Picture of Hermes 90cm silk scarf Colliers et Chiens by Virginie Jamin, in yellow, tan and gray. Dog collars displayed on wooden rods are surrounded by cameo portraits of dogs of many breeds
Colliers et Chiens, Virginie Jamin 2021
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Costume de Fete designed by Jan Bajtlik. A brightly-colored Polish wedding vest on a black background with a mustard yellow floral border
Costume de Fete, Jan Bajtlik, 2023
Picture of Coupons Indiens, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Aline Honore from 2008. Coral, yellow, light brown, mint green fabric patterns swirl together
Coupons Indiens, Aline Honore, 2008
Picture of Dans un Jardin Anglais, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Alice Shirley. Blue, mustard yellow, white and pink
Dans un Jardin Anglais, Alice Shirley, 2016
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Dans un Jardin Anglais. lavender background with pastel foliage
Dans un Jardin Anglais, Alice Shirley, 2016
Picture of Dans un Jardin Anglais, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Alice Shirley. Pink background, purple and green trees
Dans un Jardin Anglais, Alice Shirley, 2016
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Dan un Jardin Anglais. Black background with yellow and blue foliage
Dans Un Jardin Anglais, Alice Shirley, 2016
Picture of a vintage 2011 Hermes 90cm silk scarf, Ex Libris en Kimonos designed by Anamorphee. Brightly-colored symbols from Japanese culture outline the classic petit duc Hermes logo
Ex Libris en Kimonos, Anamorphee, 2011
Picture of Exposition Universelle, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Jan Bajtlik from Poland. White background, pink hem and tabac depiction of a world's fair
Exposition Universelle, Jan Bajtlik, 2020
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Flagship designed by Dimitri Rybaltchenko. Pale blue background with the Hermes flagship store depicted as a sailing vessel surrounded by gods and dogs in boats
Flagship, Dimitri Rybaltchenko, 2023
Hermes 90cm vintage silk scarf Fleurs de l'Opera by Julia Abadie. Rust border, blue hem. Names of famous operas in the border, flowers from famous operas in the center include palm fronds and roses
Fleurs de l'Opera, Julia Abadie, 1989
Picture of a 90cm silk Hermes scarf, Shackleton designed by Zoe Pauwels. pink and coral illustration of the shipwreck in the antarctic
Hommage a l'Explorateur Sir Ernest Shackleton, Zoe Pauwels, 2005
Picture of Hermes 90cm Silk Scarf Into The Canadian Wild by Alice Shirley, issued in 2017. Canadian wildlife includes bears and owls in the woods
Into the Canadian Wild, Alice Shirley, 2017
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Into The Canadian Wild by Alice Shirley. Dark blue hem, peachy pink northern lights, polar bears and brown bears, owls and otters and lynx
Into the Canadian Wild, Alice Shirley, 2017
Picture of Into The Canadian Wild, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Alice Shirley. Canadian wildlife appear in nature, from rivers and woods to the arctic glaciers
Into the Canadian Wild, Alice Shirley, 2017
Picture of Hermes 90cm silk scarf, La Vallee de Cristal by Ugo Bienvenu. Released in 2015. Shades of blue with a white hem. A unicorn rears in a valley of crystal
La Vallee de Cristal, Ugo Bienvenu, 2023
Picture of La Vie Sauvage du Texas, a vintage Hermes silk scarf. Produced in 2015, this Kermit Oliver design features 122 plants and animals native to Texas. Silver and gray colored border
La Vie Sauvage du Texas, Kermit Oliver, 2015
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Lanternes, Ballons et Cocardes. Pale pink background, tan border which surrounds different sized and shapes of lanterns illustrated with various animals and plants
Lanternes, Ballons et Cocardes, Katie Scott, 2023
Picture of Le Laboratoire du Temps, a green 90cm silk scarf from Hermes designed by Pierre Marie, imagining an elaborate laboratory of time capsules
Le Laboratoire du Temps, Pierre Marie, 2012
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Le Premier Chant. Pink, blue and purple, it features a woman on stage with an electric guitar, singing the world into existence
Le Premier Chant, Sophia Andreotti and Edouard Baribeaud, 2021 *** IN THE RE-HOME PILE ***
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, le Saut H. Blue and aqua dots of different sizes create an image of a show jumping horse
Le Saut H, Cyrille Diatkine, 2016
Picture of Le Tigre Royal, a double sided 90cm Hermes silk scarf. A tiger rests against a backdrop of palm fronds. One side is pale pink, green and beige, the other side is a green tiger with a tabac border and a rainbow of colors
Le Tigre Royal, Christiane Vauzelles, 2022
Picture of Le Voyage de Pytheas, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Aline Honore. An elaborate mosaic border and white hem surround a map of the explorer's sea travels along the coasts of Europe
Le Voyage de Pytheas, Aline Honore, 2015
Picture of L'Ivresse de l'Infini, a 90cm vintage Hermes silk scarf designed by Zoe Pauwels in 2011. Pink with turquoise contrast hem
L'Ivresse de l'Infini, Zoe Pauwels, 2011
Picture of Maitres de la Foret, a vintage Hermes silk scarf designed by Annie Faivre. The intricate design of this forest is steel blue, grey and white
Maitres de la Foret, Annie Faivre, 2016
Picture of 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Mystere au 24 by Jonathan Burton. Released in Spring summer 2024 collection. Golden brown room depicting 24 Faubourg, with mysterious activity like a blue rhino and leopard in the stairwell
Mystere au 24, Jonathan Burton, 2024
Picture of 90cm Hermes silk scarf, New Orleans Creole Jazz, designed by Loic Dubigeon. 2006 reissue with navy and pink border, featuring jazz greats
New Orleans, Loic Dubigeon, 2006 reissue
Picture of Pantin City, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Mamadou Cisse for the Fall Winter 2023 collection. a Brightly colored city viewed from above. Metallic ink
Pantin City, Mamadou Cisse, 2023
Picture of 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Parures de Samourai by Aline Honore. Navy blue and pink, grey and yellow decorations for a Samourai warrior's armor
Parures de Samourai, Aline Honore, 2017
Picture of Pierre Loti, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf. Hot pink background with brightly colorized photographs from the famed traveler's adventures around Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Pierre Loti, ou l’Ame Voyageuse, Cyrille Diatkine, 2009
Picture of Reve d'Australie, a vintage 90cm Hermes silk scarf. White background, yellow and grey illustration of Australian flora and fauna drawn in an Aboriginal dreamtime style
Reve d'Australie, Zoe Pauwels, 1999
Picture of a vintage Hermes silk scarf. A pale pink background and gold ink fleurs de lis host the golden wheel of Viennese royalty's carriage, surrounded by pink and blue flowers and golden cherubs
Roue Arriere du Carrosse Imperial de la Cour de Vienne, Christiane Vauzelles, 1983
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Dimitri Rybaltchenko. Sur Mon Nuage has a dark blue background and a dotted hem. The interior shows a wild dreamscape including an orange cocker spaniel chasing a ball, fish with wings, and a horse made of cloouds
Sur Mon Nuage, Dimitri Rybaltchenko, 2022
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Tea for Two, designed by British illustrator Jonathan Burton. Black and red background, yellow hem. The interior is a fantastical rube goldberg machine featuring fire breathing dragons, rabbits on springs, and parade horses on a treadmill, all to create a cup of tea
Tea for Two, Jonathan Burton, 2022
Picture of Texas Wildlife, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Kermit Oliver. Special edition in 2005 for Houston Museum of Fine Art. Bright yellow with a black border, it features an American turkey in the center
Texas Wildlife, SE, 2005
Picture of Texas Wildlife, a 90cm silk scarf from Hermes, designed by Kermit Oliver. Blue and mauve, featuring a turkey in the center
Texas Wildlife, Kermit Oliver, 1986
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, 3 Graces by Alice Shirley. Pink giraffes nibbling yellow leaves on a black background
The Three Graces, Alice Shirley, 2020
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Tsitsika designed by American artist Kermit Oliver. Soft grey border holds detailed illustrations of the first nations people and the wildlife of the Pacific Northwest
Tsitsika, Kermit Oliver, 2002
Picture of Hermes 90cm silk scarf Tulipomanie by Aline Honore. White background, multicolored tulips
Tulipomanie, Aline Honore, 2023
Picture of Tyger Tyger, a 90cm Hermes silk scarf designed by Alice Shirley. A grey tiger sits among flowers in a starry night
Tyger Tyger, Alice Shirley, 2015
Picture of black and white Hermes 90cm silk scarf. Vif Argent by Dimitri Rybaltchenko. The Ex libris petit duc logo of the Hermes brand appears as mercury, or quicksilver
Vif Argent, Dimitri Rybaltchenko, 2007
Picture of Wild Singapore, a 2020 Alice Shirley designed 90cm silk Hermes scarf. Red and purple, featuring a lion made of fig trees
Wild Singapore, Alice Shirley, 2020
Picture of a 90cm Hermes silk scarf, Wild Singapore designed by Alice Shirley. Orange background, green lion made of fig leaves, multicolored flora and fauna
Wild Singapore, Alice Shirley, 2020
Picture of pink Hermes silk scarf, Woof Woof, a version of La Source de Pegase by Pierre Marie. Pink background, white hem, scraps of silk from the Hermes silk scarf design Faceties are cut into shapes of two dachshunds and a valentine, embroidered onto the scarf
Woof Woof (La Source de Pegase), Pierre Marie, 2021