Hermes "Lettres au Carre" Pink Twill Silk 90 cm Scarf

No longer just a scarf, countless creative ideas of showing off these art pieces have been shared over the years, e.g. framed and hung as home decor, several ways of converting it into various fashionable tops and skirts, neckties, belts.

Since 1937, the silk scarves of French fashion house, Hermès, has become an iconic fashion accessory that is recognized all over the world. Hermès scarves and shawls have been collected and adorned by celebrities and royals throughout history, from Audrey Hepburn to Grace Kelly and even Queen Elizabeth II. 

Renowned artists are commissioned each year to create elaborate artworks with bright, vibrant color combinations. An individual scarf typically integrates 20 to 30 different hues, each printed from a unique silkscreen process that can take hundreds of hours to complete. Each one is painstakingly screen-printed, with each color allowed to dry before the next is applied. These art pieces have proved to be timeless collectable pieces of history.

Hermes Lettres au Carre Scarf

Design History: “Fantasy alphabet, cut-out blue and red leather” is how these letters from the early 1930s were itemised in the house’s registers. Very early on, Hermès started offering its customers the chance to personalise bags, luggage and even clothing. This skill was a continuation of its first métier as a harness-maker and saddler, at a time when horses’ harnesses, blankets and hoods were marked with the initials of their owners. Typography therefore became one of the house designers’ fields of excellence. The lively, stylised characters of this Art Deco alphabet have lost none of their appeal.