Match with Hermès Spring/Summer 2023 collection to see big names (Part II)

Helmut Newton may have considered Hermès "the greatest sex shop in the world with whips, saddles and spurs," but for most customers, this harness shop, built in 1837, is the ultimate in sophistication and craftsmanship.

The New York Times reported in 1940 that "Hermès may be the only company in the world that cannot buy a single item of imperfect taste." ”

Chez Hermès, eternal values are higher than trends. "We don't have an image policy, we have a product policy," the company's late chief executive, Jean-Louis Dumas, said in a 2007 interview with Vanity Fair. This view attracts blue-blooded and (natural) fanatics. Queen Elizabeth II loved the printed silk scarves of the house; Jackie Otty carries Constance's bag; Two of the most coveted bags in the world have the surnames Grace Kelly and Jane Birkin on them.

Hermès' waiting list is almost as famous as its horse portraits. A Kelly bag requires a team of experts for about 20 hours of work, and for buyers, patience is required to defer gratification for up to two years. An episode of "Sex and The City" and "Bring ing Home The Birkin" were all due to the wait for Birkin.

Belgian deconstructivist Martin Margiela was the artistic director of the Hermès womenswear collection, later succeeded by Jean Paul Gaultier, the darling of the Parisian fashion industry, followed by Christophe Lemaire. These appointments are surprising, but in line with the company's mission, as expressed by the Duma: "Hermès' philosophy has always been the same, to perpetuate tradition by changing it." Nadège Vanhee Cybulski, who worked for Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen at the Row, took office in 2014.