Margiela, The Hermès Years

Martin Margiela

Martin Margiela was the creative director for Hermès from 1997 to 2003: at the Fashion Museum in Antwerp they made a complete exhibition out of this fact! Mimi Berlin Blogger Team visited. We were especially stunned by the beauty of the showcase below. It wasn’t allowed to take photo’s at the museum but we simply had to make this one.The skirt and the upper part of the boots are made in the same fabric, a traditional Hermès cloth. The leather parts are in Navy (that’s dark blue)

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The Finishing of a Hermès Carré

The Finishing of a Hermès Carré

The Hermès carré has a hand rolled seam. At the Festival des Metiers an employee of Hermès showed us how it’s made.mimiberlin_hermesscarfClose-Up of the famous rolled hem (credits Ulrike Träge)

The week is pink @mimiberlin_amsterdam

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Deux Chevaux Vapeur
One Dog (toute cesi est magnifique)

Mel Roberts ~ Rich Thomson, Carmel Beach, August 6, 1962
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Hermès Fall/Winter 2012 by Christophe Lemaire (style.com)
Le 2 CV de Citroën was (re)made by Hermès in 2008, on it’s 60 th birthday. What a delight, inside and out !!!

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Same same: Painted on


Remember my post on Vintage Hermès from the other day?
Moschino, London 2009
Paris, March 2011
Ms Hannah wearing Moschino in Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003)/Moschino advert and runway (S 2006)/Moschino Runway (S 2010)
Obviously the “painted on clothes” are a trademark for Moschino
And with Rosalind Keep W 2010, we have an other closed circle,
These shoes from Comme des Garcons (S 2011) are a different story alltogether. Altough they could be linked to Vintage Hermès as above, they remind me more of Jean Cocteau, but that’s another story.

Traveling to fashionland with an animal of your choice

Traveling to fashionland with an animal of your choice

An animal is always your best friend, in fashion photography animals are often featured in campaigns and editorials. Below some examples of images with large animals in fashionable situations. Imagine yourself in the city crossing the street, fully dressed in Hermes and holding your Horse…..
Traveling to fashionland with an animal of your choiceFrom Harper’s Bazaar Indonesia November 2010. Photography by Nicoline Patricia Malina Fashion Stylist : Michael Pondaag Hair & Make Up : Qiqi Franky

Traveling to fashionland with an animal of your choice

 Hermes campaign w 2008

Traveling to fashionland with an animal of your choice

Vogue UK Nov, 1999 (via)

vogue usa 2010
Vogue US August 2010 (via)

hermes campaign with horse

Hermes campaign

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