Correction 11/29/2023

Brought to me by a reader:

Thank you very much for bringing to my attention that it is not the Danube, but the river Salzach, that my daughter and I traversed on our visit to Salzburg. 

Salzach is a tributary to the Inn, which eventually joins the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river after the Volga in Russia.

Accuracy of my posts is very important to me, so feedback such as this is very welcomed and appreciated!

Danke schön!

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Post written and originally published
February 8, 2018 7:05 pm

I threatened to write about Salzburg a while back, so here it is…

Loic Dubigeon’s Salzburg is a splendid composition. A beautiful scarf celebrating the city Salzburg on the Salzach (not Danube), and its son, one of the greatest composers to ever live, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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That same year, 1996, Hermès also issued the Mozart carré, a tribute to the great composer … a coincidence? I think not!

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Every year Hermès has a theme and as you may have guessed, 1996 was dedicated to Music. The same year Zoe Pauwels gave us La Musique des Spheres.

and Claudia Stuhlhofer Mayr Musique des Dieux. [Link to the Inspiration]

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There was one more design celebrating music that same year and you may have guessed already … New Orleans Creole Jazz also by Loic Dubigeon. [Inspiration for New Orleans]

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But back to Salzburg…

There is something in Dubigeon’s style that just captures my imagination. At first glance I am instantly transported thousands of miles and find myself dreamily wandering the streets and alleys of Mozart’s lovely city until I find myself at 9 Getreidegasse in front of the Maestro’s birthplace…

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With a Mozart Kugel (chocolate truffle-like candy) in hand, my daughter and I walk silently into the Maestro’s childhood home,  a museum today…

One can spend hours here, of course, as my daughter and I did a couple of years ago.  But at last we tear ourselves away, walk across the Salzach (not the Danube :-)), take more photos and settle down at the famous Hotel Sacher, to have a cup of tea and a slice of heaven.  Have I just admitted to loving chocolate?

Whether you are a fan of Mozart or not, the two scarves that have been issued in his honor tell a beautiful story. Rich in detail they are more works of art than a simple accessory.

Here more photos to savor …

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Mozart (Hommage a Mozart) Hermès carré by Julia Abadie (1996)

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