HERMES 100cm WOOL SCARF, CASHMERE GIANT TRIANGLE - SWEET DREAMS
by JAN BAJTLIK
Sweet Dreams was one of Jan Bajtlik's earliest Hermes scarf designs. It appeared in boutiques in 2019, the same year Animapolis was released. While Animapolis was issued in a women's 90cm carre, "Sweat Dreams" was issued in a men's 100cm wool/silk blend. Not sure when the scarf title was altered to "Sweet".
Like Animapolis, my discovery of Sweet Dreams occurred a year or so after it was released. Between the elapsed time and Covid lockdowns/supply chain disruptions, it was long out of boutiques when I fell hard for it. I do love me some weird designs (it amuses me that a luxury brand like Hermes which is viewed as a bit stodgy by those unfamiliar with la maison) and this fits the bill. I look at it and see Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are despite not really liking the book, as a young 'un or as an adult. (Sidebar: In 1983, the Pacific Northwest Ballet debuted a version of the Nutcracker with a new Act II, and sets designed by Sendak. I was still living in Seattle, and it was tradition to see the Nutcracker with my parents, so off we went. I liked the changes to the story just fine, but the choreography seemed...simple? It was still a Nutcracker ballet and I still loved it.)
Anyhow, both of my wool scarves came to me via friends' re-home piles. Both work so well in my wardrobe and their provenance makes them extra special. I was hoping for a women's version, and that came out in 2022 in the cashmere giant triangle. These were sooooo hard to find in boutiques. I tried a couple of different colorways before my SA brought this in from the Denver boutique. Love!!!
Because it was originally a men's scarf there isn't a charming Story Behind to share. But on Bajtlik's Instagram he writes:
The scarf is inspired by medieval bestiaries. It’s playing with archetype and our perception on the beasts and monsters in graphic and colourful way.
Deffo not a charming story but it's still fun to know the inspiration behind the creation.
Like Animapolis, my discovery of Sweet Dreams occurred a year or so after it was released. Between the elapsed time and Covid lockdowns/supply chain disruptions, it was long out of boutiques when I fell hard for it. I do love me some weird designs (it amuses me that a luxury brand like Hermes which is viewed as a bit stodgy by those unfamiliar with la maison) and this fits the bill. I look at it and see Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are despite not really liking the book, as a young 'un or as an adult. (Sidebar: In 1983, the Pacific Northwest Ballet debuted a version of the Nutcracker with a new Act II, and sets designed by Sendak. I was still living in Seattle, and it was tradition to see the Nutcracker with my parents, so off we went. I liked the changes to the story just fine, but the choreography seemed...simple? It was still a Nutcracker ballet and I still loved it.)
Anyhow, both of my wool scarves came to me via friends' re-home piles. Both work so well in my wardrobe and their provenance makes them extra special. I was hoping for a women's version, and that came out in 2022 in the cashmere giant triangle. These were sooooo hard to find in boutiques. I tried a couple of different colorways before my SA brought this in from the Denver boutique. Love!!!
Because it was originally a men's scarf there isn't a charming Story Behind to share. But on Bajtlik's Instagram he writes:
The scarf is inspired by medieval bestiaries. It’s playing with archetype and our perception on the beasts and monsters in graphic and colourful way.
Deffo not a charming story but it's still fun to know the inspiration behind the creation.
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