Helmut Newton might have considered Hermès to be “the world’s greatest sex shop—with its whips, saddles, spurs,” but to most customers this house, founded in 1837 as a harness shop, is simply the ne plus ultra of refinement and craftsmanship. “It
The presentation for Hermès Beauty in Paris last month began with a large projection of a horse—George Stubb’s oil canvas work Whistlejacket.That’s because the luxury fashion house considers the ultimate expression of outer beauty to be a horse. It may seem like an
In fashion these days, it can feel as though a season is virtually over before it begins. A slight exaggeration, perhaps, but with ‘It’ bags coming and going and obscure trends fizzling out faster than you can say “Where are