HERMES MAXI TWILLY SILK SCARF, 90cm SILK SCARF and 140cm CASHMERE SHAWL - COLLIERS DE CHIENS by VIRGINIE JAMIN
Once upon a time, I had the rare pleasure of a private tour of the Emile Hermes Collection, an in-house museum if you will that is situated in the mothership at 24 Faubourg. Alas no photos were allowed and I'm reluctant to re-post the images I find in a Google search. It contains over a century of ephemera the family has collected for who-knows-why - rocking horses, saddles and bridles, grooming and shaving kits, walking canes and riding crops and so much more. It's delightful and random and impossible to describe.
Anyhow, there is a massive display of antique leather dog collars. There are rows of wooden rods through which the collars are threaded. There was a giant collar that I was told belonged on a Saint Bernard but I swear it might as well have been for a dinosaur. It was a delight to recognize the medor studs and other decorations that now adorn leather bracelets.
And being a dog lover this particular display hit me right in the heart. Previously I'd been meh about the scarf design, but once I saw this display I knew I had to add the silk to my collection. So now I have 4: the first was the cashmere GM shawl which I found the day after my tour at the semi-annual Paris sale. Then came the 90cm silk scarf, found in the Denver boutique on a business trip (side quest!). Then came a blue maxi twilly from the secondary market, and a green maxi twilly from a local consignment shop.
No, I shall not stop!
From the Hermes website:
In the era of motor elegance, racing and chic sports, the dog becomes the object of utmost attention. Everything in harmony, one might say. This precious recommendation is followed word for word: from the car to the luggage, including the clothing and pet collar. The whole is similar to the composition of a painting. Hermes then created a number of designs to satisfy the prettiest of poodles and the most robust of the shepherd dogs. Closely aligned on their displays, these necklaces are inspired by the Hermes archives. A leather good printed with checkers, a round braid, leather inlaid with small studs, saddle-stitched, monochrome, two-tone, multicolored… Their aesthetic reflects a constant concern: to create beautiful and durable accessories.
Anyhow, there is a massive display of antique leather dog collars. There are rows of wooden rods through which the collars are threaded. There was a giant collar that I was told belonged on a Saint Bernard but I swear it might as well have been for a dinosaur. It was a delight to recognize the medor studs and other decorations that now adorn leather bracelets.
And being a dog lover this particular display hit me right in the heart. Previously I'd been meh about the scarf design, but once I saw this display I knew I had to add the silk to my collection. So now I have 4: the first was the cashmere GM shawl which I found the day after my tour at the semi-annual Paris sale. Then came the 90cm silk scarf, found in the Denver boutique on a business trip (side quest!). Then came a blue maxi twilly from the secondary market, and a green maxi twilly from a local consignment shop.
No, I shall not stop!
From the Hermes website:
In the era of motor elegance, racing and chic sports, the dog becomes the object of utmost attention. Everything in harmony, one might say. This precious recommendation is followed word for word: from the car to the luggage, including the clothing and pet collar. The whole is similar to the composition of a painting. Hermes then created a number of designs to satisfy the prettiest of poodles and the most robust of the shepherd dogs. Closely aligned on their displays, these necklaces are inspired by the Hermes archives. A leather good printed with checkers, a round braid, leather inlaid with small studs, saddle-stitched, monochrome, two-tone, multicolored… Their aesthetic reflects a constant concern: to create beautiful and durable accessories.
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