By Mimy
Model wears a Les Clés bandana in cashmere and silk, a Les
Clés pointe in silk and lambskin, a Les Rubans du cheval
bandana in silk twill and a Grand Carrose bandana in silk twill.
A spectacular exhibition celebrating the artistry and skill that goes into creating Hermés' iconic silk scarves opens on January 15th, at Concrete Al Serkal Avenue.
Designed as a series of zones to highlight different facets of the Hermés craft world, it will showcase the artistry and skill of the Parisian house's ateliers. Artisans will be on hand to demonstrate their deft, steady-hand in silk painting, while other sections will demonstrate the evolving aesthetics of the Hermés scarf. Most strikingly, the Carré Club will bring together a series of contemporary artists to create their own rendering of the scarf; Italian painter Gianpoalo Pagni's collages and child-like renderings of horses, or Japanese artist Daiske Nomura's fairytale imagery employing the maison's horsebit.
Model wears a Della Cavalleria double-sided scarf in silk twill.
As with all things Hermés, there was robust practicality to them alongside the refinement and luxury. The brand had cut its teeth making fit-for-purpose equestrian leather goods, and the scarves, however decorative, followed that ethos - the Chinese silk employed was twice as thick as delicate European varieties and designed for trying around saddles as well as looping around the shoulders.
Part of the appeal lies in their extraordinary ornate design within a relatively small space; each scarf can take an astonishing two years to craft from design to production, at the company's factories in Lyon, with artisans screen-printing each one, layer by layer.
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