Every Season Hermes reinvents its Classics
I am always interested in seeing how the Maison Hermes reinvents some of the Classics and this season there are several old timers that have received a new and perhaps more up to date look: Les Cles, Eperon d’Or, Brides de Gala and Ex Libris, are all iconic Hermes carres and have been for decades. Here are […]
Ecuries, The Inspiration behind this coveted Hermes scarf
Écuries, Stables, has, as the name suggests, a very equestrian themes, so popular with many vintage Hermès carrés. As the name promises, we see horses, all twenty of them, in their respective stables. Hugo Grygkar, The Father of the Carre, as I like to call him, designed this fabulous scarf in 1947, which was reissued in 1993 and […]
La Réale – Vue du Carrosse de la Galère, the ship that inspired this famous Hermès carre by Hugo Grygkar
La Réale – Vue du Carrosse de la Galère, the ship that inspired this famous Hermès carre by Hugo Grygkar by Carre de Paris
Researching La Reale and what inspired this famous Hermès carre by Hugo Grygkar
First off, it is interesting that the Maison Hermès refers to this scarf as La Réale, but it is more commonly known as Vue du Carosse. Sometimes also La Réale – Vue du Carrosse de la Galère. Regardless of the name, this carre is extremely popular and as a result has been re-issued numerous times […]
Harnais A l’Anglaise – the “English Harness”
Harnais A l’Anglaise – the “English Harness” – Inspiration for this Hugo Grygkar design by Carre de Paris
Working on a new post…the Quai aux Fleurs
While in Paris this last time, I realized how many places there, have inspired so many of the Hermès scarves. So, I decided to put together a collage of Parisian places and the scarves they have inspired… Like for example the Quai aux Fleurs In 1879, the street that shares its name with Grygkar’s foulard, […]
A La Gloire De La Legion Etrangere by Hugo Grygkar – RARE
Stunning and well cared for A La Gloire De La Legion Etrangere by Hugo Grygkar. This rare scarf sports a care tag and has a contrasting hem, which is surprisingly still pretty plump. A client contacted me to see if I could find her this scarf, after she had seen our other Legion Etrangere after […]
The Evolution of the Hermès Care Tag
Just like the copyright, Hermès has used different care tags on its silk scarves (90 x 90) throughout the years. What started out as a small folded over white tag developed into a small rectangular care tag with care instructions that we find on today’s carres. Rather than trying to describe the various Hermès care […]
Hugo Grygkar, the Father of the Carré Hermès
The idea of a carré, to print exclusive designs on a square piece of silk came about in the 1930s. At that time Robert Dumas, son of Emile, then president of the design house Hermès, with talented designers behind him, was able to quickly convince his father about this idea and the Hermès carré as […]
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