Soleil de Soie HERMES Carre by Caty Latham

If you are a fan of Caty (Cathy) Latham, also known as Caty Latham-Audibert, then this is a sure MUST-Have.

Madame Latham’s career with the Maison Hermes spans over five decades and includes some 50 carres.  Many of her designs have become synonymous with the Hermes carre, like her Les Cles for example or the winter favorite, Neige d’Antan.

Her Soleil de Soie (Silk Sun) scarf embodies a number, twenty to be axact, of her most popular and perhaps most memorable designs, skillfully arranged into one fabulous carre!

Let’s see if we can find all twenty of them:

At the top center is her undoubtedly most famous carre, Les Cles – the Keys. The Ferronnerie is on the right and the Oiseaux Migrateurs  on the left.

Moving along to the right, one of my personal favorites, the Roues de Canon precedes Mexique with its bold feathers.  Farandole’s lovely butterflies follow suit.

Another personal favorite, her stunning Frontaux et Cocardes cannot be missed and India is represented by the peacock, of course.  The Feux de Route with its oversized coach lights can be spotted right away.

Egypte which powerfully ankers the right lower corner is flanked by the frosty Neige d’Antan, while the Memoire d’Hermes may be slightly more illusive.

As we continue our journey clockwise, the bold Reveries Japonaises and the iconic Washington’s Carriage both have a bold presence.  The shy Gaucho stretches its reigns well into the left lower corner.  The Petite Main, is it here?  Ah, yes, hiding in plain sight, right above the Gaucho.

Aux Champs and Flies, as in fly fishing lures that is, almost complete this perfect scarf circle. But what would this scarf be without Monsieur Garnier?  You guessed it – incomplete!

The Hommage a Charles Garnier marks the left top corner.  The Tahiti finds itself between the Opera House and the lures. Now back at the top the geese complete our little journey and bring us back full circle.

Twenty fabulous carres wrapped up into one unforgettable Latham Classic, the Soleil de Soie!

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List of Caty Latham’s carres in alphabetical order. Carres represented in her Soleil de Soie are highlighted:

1. Anemones – 1983
2. Aux Champs – 1970
3. Bolduc au Carre – 2007
4. Brandebourgs – 1972
5. Carnets de Bal – 2007
6. Chevalerie – 1970
7. Cléfs (Les) / Cles (Les) / The Keys – 1965
8. Confort en Automobile – 1996
9. Copeaux – 1998
10. Correspondance – 1990
11. Couvee d’Hermes – 1994
12. Cuillers d’Afrique – 1997
13. Doigts de Fee – 2000
14. Egypte – 1970
15. Emblemes de l’Europe – 1993
16. Epaulettes – 1977
17. Farandole – 1985/1992
18. Farandole des Champs – 1985
19. Ferronnerie – 1970/2003
20. Feux de Route – 1971/1995
21. Fleurs de Montagne – 1962/1982
22. Flies – 1988
23. Frontaux et Cocardes – 1968
24. Gaucho – 1978/1986/2000
25. Harald – 1976
26. Hommage a Charles Garnier – 1986/1991
27. India – 1986
28. Maillons – 1973
29. Memoire d’Hermes – 1992
30. Mexique – 1985
31. Neige d’Antan – 1989/2006
32. Neige d’Antan Detail – 2001
33. Oiseaux du Roy (Les) – 1994
34. Oiseaux Migrateurs – 1977
35. Petite Main – 1987
36. Porte Bonheur – 1976
37. Reveries Japonaises – 1991
38. Roues de Canon – 1967
39. Rythmes – 1974
40. Scarabees et Pectoraux (Reissued Egypte) –
41. Sequences – 1983/2003/2006
42. Soleil de Soie – 1995/1999/2003
43. Sulfures – 1979
44. Sulfures et Presse-Papiers II (détail) – 2002
45. Tahiti – 1971
46. Tibet – 1999
47. Tout Cuir – 2002
48. Tout en Quilt – 2008
49. Vendanges – 1966 (Caty Latham-Audibert)
50. Washington’s Carriage – 1978