Hermes was born in 1837, child of saddle maker Thierry Hermes. It specialised in saddles and leather goods during its early days and only introduced scarves to its collection in the 1930s.Every Hermes scarf is still hand printed using multiple silk screens for every colour, with rich, opulent designs. They have become a favourite of the world’s fashion elite, including many members of European royal families as well as starring in film and television.
Top fans of Hermes designer scarves include H.M Queen Elizabeth the Second. Our monarch wore a Hermes ladies scarf when she appeared on a British postage stamp in 1972. Grace Kelly.famously wore a Hermes creation on the cover of Life Magazine and also used a Hermès scarf as a sling for a broken arm in the same year of 1956. Sharon Stone loves Hermès ladies scarves in real life, but when you think of Sharon Stone and Hermès scarves, the image most likely to pop up is her tying Michael Douglas to her bed with a white Hermes scarf in the movie Basic Instinct.Other star studded clientele of Hermès includes: Paris Hilton, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Elle MacPherson, Elizabeth Hurley, and Madonna.Madge wore a Hermes scarf as a halter in the Movie Swept Away in 2002.
To my mind, the most famous scarf wearer though (and I’m not sure if it was indeed a Hermès) must be Fancy-Fancy. He was Top cat’s best buddy. A brown cat with the trademark white silk scarf, his suave character was based on Cary Grant.So if a designer scarf can make a cartoon seem elegant, imagine what it could do for you! The Hermès scarf has seen rising popularity since it launched its blue jeans and silk scarf advertising campaign, breaking tradition by showing a young girl wearing her silk scarf with a denim jacket. Overnight, it made women’s scarves trendy and more accessible. What lent the scarf even more glamour was designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s first collection for Hermes in 2004, when he became the artistic director for its women’s ready-to-wear division.