Hermès Scarf - Springs

 The Hermès scarf, Springs, was designed by Philippe Ledoux in 1974.  

The inspiration for the center carriage is a child's carriage commissioned for Napoleon's son.  

The carriage can be seen at the World of Habsburgs webpage.

Each corner has a different carriage.

Like all the Hermès scarves, this drapes well.  It's fun to wear, and since it has a pulled thread and the last cleaner messed up by ironing the hems flat, I will feel free to enjoy wearing it.

I have not been able to find a copyright, so if it's "hidden", it's hidden well!  With no copyright, I would assume this was made before 1972.  I was also unable to find the artist's signature.  If it were signed, it should say LEDOUX, probably to the left of the carriage wheel on the bottom right corner.  It may be there as black on black?

Philippe Ledoux, the artist on this Springs scarf,  began working for Hermès in 1947, and he continued until his death in 1975.  He designed 90 carres, including two that were completed after his death by his nephew, Vladimir Rybaltchenko.  Two other scarves by LeDoux that I have are Napoleon  and the Promenade de Longchamps. (I have two different colors of "Les Cavaliers d'Or" by Rybaltchenko.)

To see the other Hermès scarves I have blogged, click here.

Hermès Plissé Scarf

Hermès silk scarves have been made since 1937.  The plissé scarves first appeared in 1980 in an attempt to appeal to a younger crowd.  These are the very same regular scarves, but with pleats ironed into place.  ("plissé" would be pronounced "Please A")

These tend to be stored curled.  When new, they come in a round box.

One of the forums I read said, in May 2012:

 "you can send every silk twill carre (lately dry-cleaned or new) to your H store and it will be pleated in Paris. I did this often without any problems. Last week I received a plisse from my H store and I paid 44 euro for pleating. "

This scarf is Qu'importe Le Flacon

You can see my blog of this scarf in blue here.

You can see that pleating completely changes the look of the scarf.  The top scarf in red is pleated.  The bottom scarf in blue is standard silk.

Greytstore describes the scarf:

"Flacons" aka "Qu'importe Le Flacon Pourvu qu' on ait L'ivresse...." designed by French artist, Catherine Baschet, and first issued by Hermès in 1988. Her design carries the subtitle “Qu’importe le flacon Pourvu qu' on ait L'ivresse...." or "no matter the bottle, as long as one gets intoxicated" which is a line from a poem by early 19th century, romantic period, French poet and playwright, Alfred de Musset (b.1810-d.1857) about his lover, French female writer and early feminist, Armandine Aurore Lucille Dupin (b. 1804-d.1876) who wrote under the nom de plume of George Sand.

While this line referred to both Armandine and drinking absinthe and wine, the artist cleverly substituted perfume flacons full of heady, intoxicating aromas in lieu of bottles of intoxicating wines and absinthes. As the design was described in the Hermès 1988/1989 Fall/Winter Catalogue...."Perfume bottles from around the world adorn 'Flacons.' The flacons of history lie side by with the flacons of Hermès: the long, elegant bottle of Calèche, Hermès' first perfume for women; the pure lines of the 'Amazon H' bottle; the curves of the horse-bit inspired 'Parfum d'Hermès.' Our artist added whimsical touches to the exquisite detail of the scarf--look at the perfume spilling from unstoppered flacons!"

If you're looking for ideas to tie a plissé scarf, check out maitai's blog.  

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The next scarf is Feux de Route.  This was designed by Caty Latham in 1971.  It shows carriage lamps.

To see the other Hermès scarves I have blogged, click here.

Hermès Scarf - Cuivreries

 

The lovely Hermès scarf, Cuivreries, was designed by Françoise De La Perriere, in 1963.

   

The scarf title is in the center with the horses.

The artist signature, is in the lower right.

The care tag dates from the 60s.

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Alas, this wonderful scarf has a stain.  It has already been cleaned, so I guess the stain is here to stay.  

Fortunately, it is not particularly noticeable and it means I can freely enjoy wearing the scarf!

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"Cuivreries" are horse brasses.  The brasses on this scarf are all different and interesting.

I spent a long time trying to find the copyright mark.  Most Hermès scarves have ©Hermès printed on them, and the location can vary.  Finally, I gave up looking and researched.  The copyright mark has been used since 1967, so I guess this is a quite old scarf.  Sometimes before that they used a hidden C.

Le copyright n’existe pas sur les carrés Hermès avant 1967

a partir de cette date il y figure toujours !

soit de manière discrète le © caché dans le dessin, ou très simplement le © proche de Hermès.

si votre carré ne comporte aucun copyright, il date d’avant 1967. 

https://communaute.ebay.fr/t5/Acheter-sur-eBay/absence-de-copyright-sur-foulards-hermes-anciens/qaq-p/1565387

In looking more closely, perhaps I have found the C.  Look at the center panel with the pair of horses.  But that might be my imagination.  Let me know what you think.  

In the 2016 reissue of this scarf, "Hermes Scarf Guides" show the copyright in 2016:

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Of course, this Hermès scarf drapes well and is a joy to wear.

To see the other Hermès scarves I have blogged, click here.

Washington's Carriage - Hermès Scarf

Washington's Carriage - Hermès Scarf was designed by Caty Latham in 1978.  

According to Hermes.com

"J. Robert Hart's 1792 watercolor inspired Caty Latham to design the Washington’s Carriage scarf. In 1789, the first president of the United States took his seat in a coupé decorated with eagles with outstretched wings and made the journey from his New York residence to the Federal Hall."

The "Carriage Journal", Vol 4, No 2, Autumn 1966, page 77, has an illustration of what may be the carriage:

From Hermes: "The crowds were ecstatic, and the presidential escort was a fine spectacle indeed. Three years later, in 1792, a watercolour signed by J. Robert Hart gave a carriage-painter’s view of the carriage of George Washington, made in London. The painting is the inspiration for this carré. We like to think that the first presidential carriage, the focal point of that historic day, looked every bit like the one shown here."

This water color is in the Henry Ford Museum.

In the center of the scarf is the title, "Washington's Carriage", and a detail of the carriage door.

The scarf shows the copyright on the bottom left.  The artist's signature (Caty) is to the right of the wheel.

H E R M È S - P A R I S

is on the bottom right. 

This scarf has had the tag removed.

The hems are plump.

To see the other Hermès scarves I have blogged, click here.

Garden - 2020 - September Second Half

 Garden - 2020 - September Second Half

It had to happen - First Frost

We picked the last flowers before frost.

We had so many buds on the dahlias, so we rounded up all the sheets and shower curtains.  D wrapped the dahlia frame.

When the sun came out and it warmed up, he partially uncovered it to give them some sun and warmth.

We had too many plants to protect them all.

We gave up on the tomatoes,

 after harvesting over 200 pounds!

We enjoyed the zinnias all summer, so we decided to cover some of them.

These were not covered. . . 

Now it's time to build the compost heap!

The last fresh pasta sauce with cheddar cheese.

It's fall. . . 

To see other garden pics:

September 1st half.

Second Half of August

First half of August.

2nd half of July.

First half of July garden.

Garden at the End of June

And the first half of June is here.

You can see the end of May, 2020, here.

Here is the first week of May

Daffodils 2020

The middle of April is here.

First week of April.