Beautiful Hermes Wash Silk Scarf “Les Leopards Modernes” by Christiane Vauzelles and Françoise de La Perrière.
The background colours are blue, bronze, off-white, etc.
Composition: 100% Silk Twill
This scarf is created from combining two iconic Hermès designs, blending equestrian inspiration and naive bestiary.
The scarf 90 is reinvented as the velvety wash scarf. Washed by our artisans' expert hands, the scarf is transformed into a relaxed, mattified, and ever so slightly faded piece, gaining an irresistible downy touch.
Size: 90cm x 90cm
Comes without box.
Condition:
Excellent used condition.
There are no pulls, stains, discolouration, holes or snags.
The hemps are plump. There is no S stamp.
The story behind
Here, two famous scarves are combined into one, like a contemporary coat of arms. One half of the scarf presents a design by Christiane Vauzelles from 1967 in which two leopards frolic in a stylized natural setting. There is a clear harmony between these felines with mischievous grins, emphasized by the understated plant motifs and the symmetry of the design. On the other half, a collection of saddlery buckles designed in the late 1970s by Françoise de La Perrière pays tribute to Thierry Hermès, the Parisian harness-maker and founder of the House