New Hermes Arceau Les Folies du Ciel Honours Aerostatics

Man has always dreamed of flying. In the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci was the first to envision intriguing flying machines, then at the end of the 18th century, the industrial revolution encouraged all sorts of experiments. Loïc Dubigeon has gathered eighteen projects – from the most scientific to the most eccentric – which testify … Read more

Arceau Robe du soir watch – Leather mosaic from Hermès

  Issued in a 12-piece limited numbered edition, the Hermès Arceau “Robe du Soir” watch transposes the art of contemporary mosaic into the playfully creative world of Hermès. In a 41 mm-diameter Hermes Arceau watch, 2,200 tiny juxtaposed leather squares form a horse profile inspired by the Hermès “Robe du Soir” silk scarf designed by … Read more

Hermès Le Bain / Bath time – a new art of living through perfume

Hermès unveils Le Bain. A bath time ritual is as intense, intimate and precious as the act of applying perfume. Hermès reinvented the bathing ritual with an extension of its colognes and Parfums des Jardins fragrances. The French luxury house released its  first line of bath products meant to skip the perfume for the rest … Read more

Suzy Menkes’s personal wardrobe at auction

“In My Fashion: The Suzy Menkes Collection”. Iconic fashion journalist Suzy Menkes, awarded an O.B.E by Her Majesty the Queen (Order of the British Empire) for her services to journalism in 2005, and made a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in France the same year, will sell her own wardrobe online via Christie’s “In My … Read more

Noir et Blanc & Couleur: Comme des Garçons and Hermès carrés

Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo teams up with Hermès for a range of silk scarves. The Japanese fashion designer and French luxury house will launch two limited-edition collections of the French brand’s carrés, which will hit stores in February 2013. “I have always had an immense respect for Hermès’ tradition and artisanal know-how,” Kawakubo … Read more