Hermes
Containing 65 grams of silk from 250 cocoons, 90 centimetres square, the Hermès scarf has become a standard for
good workmanship and discreet luxury requiring up to two years of work to produce one scarf.
The first scarf square to accompany the Hermès collection was produced in 1928, inspired by scarves worn by
Napoleon’s soldiers. It was a big success that resulted in a workshop, then a factory at Lyon in 1937.
Each Hermes design requires:
* nine to twelve months of research and development;
* fifty-odd designers,
* contributions from artists such as Matisse.
Six to eight weeks are required to meticulously prepare as many silk-screen printing frames as there are colours.
The printers prepare their pigments to make a palette of tonnes of printing inks. The Brazilian silk is spread out on
heated tables 150 metres long. This allows a batch of 100 squares, comprising forty colours, to be printed. After
printing, seamstresses roll and stitch the hem of a square, by hand, in 30 to 45 minutes. Hermes can produce 40,000
scarves in a week. Every year, there are two collections, each of a dozen designs, of which four to six are re-issued
classics with the colours updated.
Since 1937, Hermès has marketed 25,000 scarf designs. The absolute record, attained at the end of the 1980s, was
1.123 million scarves bought in one year with, at times, one scarf being sold every 20 seconds somewhere in the world.
In 1956, an Hermès scarf was shown on a British stamp in 1956, worn by Elizabeth Windsor, and another on the cover
of Life with Grace Kelly. Later, the singer Madonna worn one as a bustier. Other famous wearers include Audrey
Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, the duchess of Windsor and Maria Callas.
An Hermès scarf is worn in many ways: on the head, round the neck, on the shoulders, as a waist sash on jeans,
hanging from a shoulder bag.
The current price of a new Hermès scarf is around $375.00. Pre-owned scarves can cost from $150 to $600 for the
most collectible. Some collectors are know to own hundreds of scarves.
Hermès actually invented this original silk twill “carre” which remains an industry standard of excellence.
The famous carre is 36 by 36 inches and requires 250 cocoons to make a single scarf.
A palette of more than 50,000 colours is used exclusively by Hermès to achieve the greatest detail possible.
There are two collections per year: 6 re-issues in new colour combinations,.
good workmanship and discreet luxury requiring up to two years of work to produce one scarf.
The first scarf square to accompany the Hermès collection was produced in 1928, inspired by scarves worn by
Napoleon’s soldiers. It was a big success that resulted in a workshop, then a factory at Lyon in 1937.
Each Hermes design requires:
* nine to twelve months of research and development;
* fifty-odd designers,
* contributions from artists such as Matisse.
Six to eight weeks are required to meticulously prepare as many silk-screen printing frames as there are colours.
The printers prepare their pigments to make a palette of tonnes of printing inks. The Brazilian silk is spread out on
heated tables 150 metres long. This allows a batch of 100 squares, comprising forty colours, to be printed. After
printing, seamstresses roll and stitch the hem of a square, by hand, in 30 to 45 minutes. Hermes can produce 40,000
scarves in a week. Every year, there are two collections, each of a dozen designs, of which four to six are re-issued
classics with the colours updated.
Since 1937, Hermès has marketed 25,000 scarf designs. The absolute record, attained at the end of the 1980s, was
1.123 million scarves bought in one year with, at times, one scarf being sold every 20 seconds somewhere in the world.
In 1956, an Hermès scarf was shown on a British stamp in 1956, worn by Elizabeth Windsor, and another on the cover
of Life with Grace Kelly. Later, the singer Madonna worn one as a bustier. Other famous wearers include Audrey
Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, the duchess of Windsor and Maria Callas.
An Hermès scarf is worn in many ways: on the head, round the neck, on the shoulders, as a waist sash on jeans,
hanging from a shoulder bag.
The current price of a new Hermès scarf is around $375.00. Pre-owned scarves can cost from $150 to $600 for the
most collectible. Some collectors are know to own hundreds of scarves.
Hermès actually invented this original silk twill “carre” which remains an industry standard of excellence.
The famous carre is 36 by 36 inches and requires 250 cocoons to make a single scarf.
A palette of more than 50,000 colours is used exclusively by Hermès to achieve the greatest detail possible.
There are two collections per year: 6 re-issues in new colour combinations,.
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