HERMES 100cm COTTON / SILK CRINKLED SCARF - LE NOMBRE D'OR
by ZOE PAUWELS
Bali Barret became the Artistic Director of Hermes in 2009, and made her mark on the brand in several ways. She pushed the brand to explore new shapes and techniques, from the circular Clair de Lune to the heart-shaped pocket squares, from the stitched-together carre en carres to the double faced silks.
I'm assuming she was also behind the 'crinkle' scarf: a cotton / silk blend that came pre-wrinkled. I've seen crinkled 140s and this crinkled 100, Le Nombre d'Or. Zoe Pauwels is known for her affinity for music as well as science, and this scarf pays tribute to the Golden Ratio. No, pi is not the golden ratio; the golden ratio is a mathematical equation of infinite fractions, most evident in the Fibonacci sequence which results in spirals.
I've seen other colorways pop up in the after market now and again, and to my horror some have been ironed. While I understand the desire to look tailored, to me the wrinkles add texture and volume that make this scarf so special. I first spotted this in a mod shot posted by my cotton muse and instantly added this particular colorway to my must-have list. Like Modernisme Tropical I was over the moon when my muse decided to re-home this and she reached out to me!
I'm assuming she was also behind the 'crinkle' scarf: a cotton / silk blend that came pre-wrinkled. I've seen crinkled 140s and this crinkled 100, Le Nombre d'Or. Zoe Pauwels is known for her affinity for music as well as science, and this scarf pays tribute to the Golden Ratio. No, pi is not the golden ratio; the golden ratio is a mathematical equation of infinite fractions, most evident in the Fibonacci sequence which results in spirals.
I've seen other colorways pop up in the after market now and again, and to my horror some have been ironed. While I understand the desire to look tailored, to me the wrinkles add texture and volume that make this scarf so special. I first spotted this in a mod shot posted by my cotton muse and instantly added this particular colorway to my must-have list. Like Modernisme Tropical I was over the moon when my muse decided to re-home this and she reached out to me!
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