HERMES 140cm CASHMERE SHAWL - EX LIBRIS EN KIMONOS (ELEK)
by ANAMORPHEE
Ex Libris en Kimonos came out in 2011, and while I'd been collecting for close to ten years by then, this design didn't even register. Not quite sure where I was stylistically but I think I was in Annie Faivre/Pierre Marie mode. By the time this entered my consciousness it had attained grail status and was, well, fairly unattainable.
But as an old friend is wont to say, 'Even a blind pig gets an acorn now and then' and - lo and behold - more than a decade after its release this shawl popped up in a local consignment shop. It definitely shows its age (no caretag, a good amount of pilling, many many many thread pulls) but it was priced accordingly. And despite the intense amount of orange which is NOT my friend, I couldn't resist.
The reason this Anamorphee design is such a grail is it ties like a dream. I love the swirling corners and riot of colors. There are stripes and feathers and fronds which all make for fantastic knotting. While the shawl's colorway is a tad challenging for me, I'm up for it.
From the Hermes Story Behind:
Originally a maker of kimonos founded in 1611, the Japanese fashion house Matsuzakaya in Kyoto opened its archives for us. From this meeting, this scarf was born. Bearer of multiple messages, this article of clothing must fulfill a number of codes dictated by age or social status. A myriad of themes populate its patterns: flowers and plants, familiar animals, objects, phenomenal natural countryside, geometric shapes...all furnish inexhaustible sources of inspiration. Emblem of the house of Hermes, Ex Libris illustrates the famous duc-carriage and groom, taking shape in a patchwork of silk.
But as an old friend is wont to say, '
The reason this Anamorphee design is such a grail is it ties like a dream. I love the swirling corners and riot of colors. There are stripes and feathers and fronds which all make for fantastic knotting. While the shawl's colorway is a tad challenging for me, I'm up for it.
From the Hermes Story Behind:
Originally a maker of kimonos founded in 1611, the Japanese fashion house Matsuzakaya in Kyoto opened its archives for us. From this meeting, this scarf was born. Bearer of multiple messages, this article of clothing must fulfill a number of codes dictated by age or social status. A myriad of themes populate its patterns: flowers and plants, familiar animals, objects, phenomenal natural countryside, geometric shapes...all furnish inexhaustible sources of inspiration. Emblem of the house of Hermes, Ex Libris illustrates the famous duc-carriage and groom, taking shape in a patchwork of silk.
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