HERMES 100cm CASHMERE SCARF - ROAAAAAR!
by ALICE SHIRLEY
I am in love with Alice Shirley's mens 100cm cashmere series that began in 2019: the bear of Grrrrr!, the T Rex dinosaur of Arrrrrgh! and the arctic wolf of Awooooo! I'd been hoping for several years she'd continue this series, and started getting optimistic when the lion appeared in the mens department first as a muffler then as a necktie. Could the scarf be far behind?!
Well, yes, the series continued. Cocoricooooo! came out in 2023. Much as I wanted to have a complete collection of the series, I just didn't dig the colorways. It does tie well, and if one shows up on the resale market at a bargoon price I'll indulge myself. But I was able to resist the crowing rooster.
And faith shall be rewarded! The lion scarf showed up toward the end of 2024! It was an agonizing choice between the green and the grey. My first choice was the grey and its perfect pink tongue, but I was in agony and had to get the green as well. Alas Ye Olde Scarf Drawer overflows and I rehomed the grey, I am kind of kicking myself but what's a girl to do.
Thank heavens Hermes included this Story Behind for a mens scarf:
The king of the jungle has arrived, and it only takes a glance to hear him roar from Babylon. After all, it was the iconic lion of King Nebuchadnezzar II's palace that inspired British designer Alice Shirley. With her passion for flora and fauna, she has managed to capture every hair in this incredible mane and make it look as real as life itself. It roars with love and power.
Well, yes, the series continued. Cocoricooooo! came out in 2023. Much as I wanted to have a complete collection of the series, I just didn't dig the colorways. It does tie well, and if one shows up on the resale market at a bargoon price I'll indulge myself. But I was able to resist the crowing rooster.
And faith shall be rewarded! The lion scarf showed up toward the end of 2024! It was an agonizing choice between the green and the grey. My first choice was the grey and its perfect pink tongue, but I was in agony and had to get the green as well. Alas Ye Olde Scarf Drawer overflows and I rehomed the grey, I am kind of kicking myself but what's a girl to do.
Thank heavens Hermes included this Story Behind for a mens scarf:
The king of the jungle has arrived, and it only takes a glance to hear him roar from Babylon. After all, it was the iconic lion of King Nebuchadnezzar II's palace that inspired British designer Alice Shirley. With her passion for flora and fauna, she has managed to capture every hair in this incredible mane and make it look as real as life itself. It roars with love and power.
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