Hermès Exhibition. Past, present, forever.

Published by Lady Fur - May 10, 2012 at 2:15 pm

“Try the new and the old, and choose the best” and those not satisfied chooses   Hermès“

Past. Paris, 1837, Thierry Hermès, harness maker, opened a shop for horse trappings and harnesses. Later, the headquarters of the maison was moved to the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where it still resides. It was later launched the production of leather garments deer, then a line of jewelry inspired by the equestrian world, and in 1929, the first collection of women’s fashion.The brand Hermès becomes a reference of the history of fashion, and then an icon: in 1935 is launched for the first time the memorable, unique, irreplaceable bag, thanks to Grace Kelly, who sported it on the cover of Life in 1956, and did rename Kelly. In 1949 Hermès launched the innovative system “ready-made”, it debuted in the ’60s with parfumes, it created a bag for the actress Jane Birkin around 1984(hence the name) that is the bag for excellence today: the Birkin was destined to become a must for celebrities, a symbol for film and television, a global cult. Of particular note are also the foulards of the French brand.

Present. London, 8 to 27 May 2012: an event-exhibition traces 175 years of history, tradition and charm of leather creations of Hermes, at 6 Burlington Gardens, sister-location of the Royal Academy of Arts. For the occasion, a prestigious team of French artisans will show to visitors the manufacture of handbags and other leather goods ,from near and real-time. The exhibition will feature of some pieces commissioned by the Duke of Windsor for Wallis Simpson, and four bags unique representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales; the proceeds will be donated to the Royal Academy of Arts.

The brand has also announced a slowdown in the pace of opening new stores in 2012 for focus on production given the huge market demand towards their products.

“Of course we’ll not change standards of quality and excellence of the brand, but we will speed up the production. In particular for fine leather goods …” – said Patrick Thomas, CEO of Hermès.

The Hermès Exhibition is an unmissable event for fashion insiders and also fashion lovers.

“Who can enjoy the past, can live twice ” and the brand Hermès is the pure expression of the search, of the history and of the experience in leather goods design.

Celebrating the tradition is an inspiration for the future.

In particular, the leather is the fabric of the memory, of what is imprinted, indelibly, as one of its characteristic signs.

The leather is timeless and has no season.

Leather is … Forever.

                                                                                                                               Valentina Forzese