HERMES 140cm SILK MOUSSELINE SCARF - BRIDES REBELLES
by BENOIT PIERRE EMERY
If you've been digging around this site for longer than a minute, you know that the traditional equestrian scarf design is not high on my list of must-haves. The original 90cm of Brides Rebelles naturally has never graced Ye Olde Scarf Drawer. And despite my aversion to the size of a GM - even in a lightweight moussie - my eyes lit up when I saw this because BRIGHT!!!
Still, I was late to the party in 2010 when this came out. Fortunately I had a business trip on the horizon which of course is an excuse for a silk meet-up. My friend in DC asked if I was looking for anything in particular since we were planning a trip to Neiman Marcus (oh how I miss the days when Neiman carried Hermes scarves and bags!) and I mentioned this. Lo and behold, it was the last one in the States! My friend had them hold it for me so when we popped in it was ready and waiting.
From the Hermes Story Behind:
A composition of bridles taken “on the hoof”, this carre recalls those tales where objects come alive by night, before once again docilely resuming their place when morning comes! It shows a series of harnesses made at the beginning of the last century by Hermes for a family of Polish aristocrats. Today transformed into a museum, their stately home of Lancut in Poland houses a very fine collection of carriages, coaches and harnesses, forgotten for years. The different exhibits were laid out on the ground by the designer, who then photographed his composition, before redesigning it to bring out the lustre of the metal and the sheen of the leather.
Still, I was late to the party in 2010 when this came out. Fortunately I had a business trip on the horizon which of course is an excuse for a silk meet-up. My friend in DC asked if I was looking for anything in particular since we were planning a trip to Neiman Marcus (oh how I miss the days when Neiman carried Hermes scarves and bags!) and I mentioned this. Lo and behold, it was the last one in the States! My friend had them hold it for me so when we popped in it was ready and waiting.
From the Hermes Story Behind:
A composition of bridles taken “on the hoof”, this carre recalls those tales where objects come alive by night, before once again docilely resuming their place when morning comes! It shows a series of harnesses made at the beginning of the last century by Hermes for a family of Polish aristocrats. Today transformed into a museum, their stately home of Lancut in Poland houses a very fine collection of carriages, coaches and harnesses, forgotten for years. The different exhibits were laid out on the ground by the designer, who then photographed his composition, before redesigning it to bring out the lustre of the metal and the sheen of the leather.
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