Design by Philippe Ledoux

Year: 1962, 1970s, 2014 (as 70cm)

No. 1350

Centred on the heraldic arms of the City of Paris, a charming mise en scène captures images of everyday life in the French capital during the First Empire: promenades, bygone trades and children at play. Soldiers and onlookers throng the kiosks, fashionable cafés and restaurants of the Palais Royal. The Tuileries Gardens attract children bowling hoops, hot chestnut-sellers and miniature carriages drawn by goats. The Champs-Elysées is the promenade of choice for elegant carriages, riders and society ladies taking the route to the country, and the racecource at Longchamp.  At the Invalides – founded by Louis XIV as a home for wounded servicemen, and the last resting-place of the Emperor Napoleon – the vast esplanade offers a backdrop for military parades and peaceable strolls. Paris is a playground, too: skittles, badminton, and games of skipping and cup-and-ball were favourite pastimes for children in the early nineteenth century.

Old copyright:

Also known as Cathy Latham-Audibert. Her output at Hermes covers over 45 incredible years. Best known for designing Cles (one of the Top 10 best-selling Hermes scarves of all time) and her self-referential designs.

Her first two designs have no signature (Cles and Vendanges). Afterwards, she signed her designs as  “.Caty.” for a decade before switching to signing as “Latham.”

1. 1965 Les Cles
2. 1965 /1966 Vendanges
3. 1967 Les Roues
4. 1968 Fronteaux et Cocardes
5. 1970 Egypte
6. 1970 Ferronnerie
7. 1970 Aux Champs
8. 1971 Tahiti
9. 1971 Feux de Route
10. 1972 Brandenbourgs (No. 1569)
11. 1973 Maillons
12. 1973 Pyramids
13. 1975 Opera Palais Garnier
14. 1975 Epaulettes
15. Harald
16. 1977 Oiseaux Migrateurs
17. 1978 Gaucho
18. 1978 Washington’s Carriage
19. 1979 Sulfures & Presse-Papiers
20. 1982 Fleurs de Montagne
21. 1982 Haute Montagne
22. 1983 Sequences
23. 1983 Anemones
24. 1985 Mexique
25. 1985 Farandole
26. 1986 India
27. 1986 Petite Main
28. 1988 Flies
29. 1989 Neige d’Antan
30. 1990 Correspondance
31. 1991 Reveries Japonaises
32. 1992 Memoire d’Hermes
33. 1992 Haute Montagne
34. 1993 Emblemes de l’Europe
35. 1994 Couvees Hermes
36. 1994 Les Oiseaux du Roy
37. 1995 Soleil de Soie
38. 1996 Confort en Automobile
39. 1997 Cuillers d’Afrique
40. 1998 Copeaux
41. 1999 Tibet
42. 2000 Doigts de Fee
43. 2001 Neige d’Antan (Detail)
44. 2002 Tout Cuir
45. 2002 Tibet II (Detail)
46. 2002 Sulfures & Presse-Papiers II (Detail)
47. Les Baudriers
48. 2005 Porte Bonheur
49. 2007 Carnets de Bal
50. 2007 Bolduc au Carre
51. 2008 Tout en Quilt
52. 2011 Pois de Soie
53. Rythmes
54. Le Salon Dore

Design by Pierre Marie

New 70cm design in Sp 2014, twilly in Sp 2014

No. 2812

The sirens of legend were women whose melodious singing bewitched mariners, drawing them down into the depths of the ocean. George Sidney’s Le Bal des sirènes (Bathing beauty, 1944) – a love story between a ravishing girl swimmer and a musician – is a far cheerier tale. The film made its star, Esther Williams, famous. Backed by a troupe of sparkling fellow athletes, their acrobatic formations and  choreographed swimming were admired by generations. Synchronised swimming – a mix of swimming, dance and gymnastics – had made its first appearance a few decades earlier, but its popularity soared thanks to Esther Williams’s musicals. This scarf is an alluring group portrait, presenting the remarkable young women whose grace and dazzling smiles bely their  extraordinary physical strength and prowess.

Artist: Hugo Grygkar

Year: 1953, 1970s, 1980s, 1992, 2007, Sp 2014

No. 1191

Subject: View of ship’s hull from the deck of Louis XIV’s ship La Reale (The Royal)

Note: often referred to by the letters on the carre “Vue de Carrosse”

Hermes.com: Among the major works on show at the Musée Nationale de la Marine, in Paris, is this sumptuous, carved transom stern dating from the 17th century. The ship in question is the Réale, from the royal fleet of Louis XIV. This remarkable warship, noted for its elegant lines and rich ornamental carvings, was sailed by an exceptionally large crew. Reserved for the admiral of the fleet, she sailed until the beginning of the 18th century. Her carvings – the source of Hugo Grygkar’s inspiration – featured sea gods blowing into conch shells (near the water line), figures of  Fame blowing their trumpets to the  glory of the King, and other reliefs. They are generally thought to be the work of Pierre  Puget, a renowned French artist from the city of Marseille, who spent several years in Florence, and later Rome, learning and perfecting the art of sculpture. In the 19th century, his forceful style earned him the title ‘the French Michelangelo’.

References: Diane Keaton wearing Colorway #37 in Mad Money (2007)