Carres d’art IV 2020 — OUT OF STOCK

THE HISTORY OF Hermès SCARVES

Carres d’art IV 2020 Genevieve Fontan
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FROM their webpage: “Carrés d’art IV draws up an inventory of the Squares created by Hermès from 1937 until 2020. For each Square, the reader will find under the photograph of the Square, the name of the model, the name of the designer, the dates of creation and reissue, and a schematic value relating to the rarity and interest of the model. 25 new plates out of texts are added to the inventory. Easier to consult than the previous editions, this book received a warm welcome from the public even before its release, in particular people who could not have had the previous edition which was quickly sold out.”

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The Hermes Scarf Story – A 90 cm silk square weighing approximately 65 grams – has graced the necks of the world’s outstanding ladies and continues to be an indispensable accessory for all elegant women. Manufacturing methods may have evolved since the first scarf was turned out in 1937, but high-quality traditional craftsmanship remains the standard. The workshop is situated in Pierre-Benite, near Lyon, the capital of silk. In the printing department, bolts of silk are fixed on immense tables more than 100 meters long. A printer places a silk screen frame corresponding to one color and one particular design and applies the appropriate dye. These steps are repeated as many times as the number of frames needed to arrive at the final pattern. Depending on its complexity, 24 to 70 applications may be required. Once it is printed, the bank of silk is put to dry above the tables for the entire day. Later it is washed, dried, ironed and cut. A seamstress adds the finishing touch with a hand-sewn hem on the scarf’s four borders. The colors employed call for a variety of utensils worthy of a great chef. The assemblage of pigments underneath allows for the composition of 38 primary colors which, skillfully mixed, produce an infinite range of hues and shades. Hermes creates new patterns based on a specific theme every year.
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