HERMES 90cm SILK SCARF - CHEVAL DE MER
by CHRISTIAN RENONCIAT
This scarf is unusual for Ye Olde Scarf Drawer: it's not bright, it's not colorful, it's not weird. And yet I love it. Its neutral palette goes with just about anything clothingwise, and it makes a great pairing intertwined with a second carre. I like the nod to the Hermes equestrian history (the horses in the upper left corner, the play on words of the scarf's name) as well as the architectural perspective Christian Renonciat brings to the design.
From the Hermes Story Behind:
Frigates are war ships that were invented in the 16th century as very light, quick and easy to handle. The beauty of these vessels and of their plans permeates this scarf whose composition obeys no laws except the constraint of harmony. This pure creation is named Cheval de Mer, in homage to the house's equestrian tradition. Here too is that most charming of equestrian fish, the seahorse: its crowned head becoming the figurehead, symbolising the ship and protecting the crew. "Three masts square-rigged and a bowspirit at the fore with two or three jibs and a mizzen sail..." The vocabulary of the sea, today and yesterday, recounts a story of travel and adventure in itself.
From the Hermes Story Behind:
Frigates are war ships that were invented in the 16th century as very light, quick and easy to handle. The beauty of these vessels and of their plans permeates this scarf whose composition obeys no laws except the constraint of harmony. This pure creation is named Cheval de Mer, in homage to the house's equestrian tradition. Here too is that most charming of equestrian fish, the seahorse: its crowned head becoming the figurehead, symbolising the ship and protecting the crew. "Three masts square-rigged and a bowspirit at the fore with two or three jibs and a mizzen sail..." The vocabulary of the sea, today and yesterday, recounts a story of travel and adventure in itself.
Cheval de Mer, 2012
Other scarves designed by Christian Renonciat
- Le Pegase d'Hermes, 2011
- Petit Duc, 2013
