Kermit Oliver

His name immediately takes us to the Wild West, Canada... or Madison Avenue Enjoy some past and present treasures by this unique and only American Artist ever to design for the Maison Hermes. All of his twenty designs are highly collectible and coveted by many around the world Here is a sampling...enjoy ______ Faune et …

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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 …

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Écuries – The Inspiration for this coveted Hermès© carré

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 …

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Carrick a Pompe, Hermes

Carrick a Pompe, Philippe Ledoux, 1973

The Carrick a Pompe is centered around a carriage, but not just any ole' carriage. The Carrick a Pompe was a one person racing carriage and originated in the middle of the nineteenth century and was very fashionable among the aristocrats and rich merchants. What set the Carrick a Pompe apart from other two-wheeled carriages …

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