HERMES 90cm SILK SCARF - PARURES DE SAMOURAIS
by ALINE HONORE
I am a fool. When the Hermes Dallas boutique had its grand re-opening in its newly-remodeled space in Highland Park Village, attendees were given first crack at this new design which had been inspired by a local art exhibit. (Yes, I went! It wasn't half the scale of the Seattle opening soiree, but it was still fun.) I was so attracted to this one but I'd just added Alice Shirley's Appaloosa to the collex and hadn't even worn it yet, and felt the pinks and purples were too similar. So I got CW 01 and promptly did not wear it. For years. So I rehomed it.
Fast forward a few years. I've discovered ways to knot a scarf that show the border and hem. And my shins are bruised from kicking myself. When a local was divesting her stash I leapt at the opportunity to add the right colorway back into YOSD. Yay!
From the Hermes Story Behind:
The samurai warriors of medieval Japan had richly ornamented armour. Fourteen such elements from the 14th to the 18th century can be found in this composition designed by Aline Honore. At the centre is a suit of armour in bronze, iron, gold, leather, silk and lacquer, crafted by two armourers of the Myochin school. This adornment fro the Edo periods (1615-1868) is certain to have belonged to a daimio – a rich landowner. The ornamental details feature floral motifs or clan coats of arms. These pieces are preserved at the Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum in Dallas, United States. This private collection of samurai armour put together u the 3rd and4th generations of the great art-collecting family, the Barbier-Muellers, contains close to a thousand pieces and is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Fast forward a few years. I've discovered ways to knot a scarf that show the border and hem. And my shins are bruised from kicking myself. When a local was divesting her stash I leapt at the opportunity to add the right colorway back into YOSD. Yay!
From the Hermes Story Behind:
The samurai warriors of medieval Japan had richly ornamented armour. Fourteen such elements from the 14th to the 18th century can be found in this composition designed by Aline Honore. At the centre is a suit of armour in bronze, iron, gold, leather, silk and lacquer, crafted by two armourers of the Myochin school. This adornment fro the Edo periods (1615-1868) is certain to have belonged to a daimio – a rich landowner. The ornamental details feature floral motifs or clan coats of arms. These pieces are preserved at the Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum in Dallas, United States. This private collection of samurai armour put together u the 3rd and4th generations of the great art-collecting family, the Barbier-Muellers, contains close to a thousand pieces and is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
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