Hermès 'Tours de Clés' Cashmere and Silk Giant Square Shawl
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Printed on our iconic cashmere and silk material, this shawl is supple, light and easy to wear. The ideal companion for cold days or cooler evenings!
- Design history:
The idea to start with was to take a new look at 'Les Clés' and do a remix of the original classical elegant design, a clever composition of all sorts of finely-worked keys, symbols of jealously guarded treasures. When he came to study the carré, the designer found himself up against its enigmatic universe and hesitated to handle its beautifully precise mechanics. He felt a bit like a safebreaker faced with the impossible task of finding the right combination to unlock its secrets. So he turned it one way, then the other, listening carefully for the clicks of approval as the mechanisms moved and fell into place until finally the design surrendered its secret all by itself. By offsetting the circles, he invented a new secret combination, by multiplying the complexities, he invented a complication lock, somewhat in the way of a watch. The 'Tour de Clés' was born! The alignment of typically Hermès square pyramid studs (the same as on its jewellery, dog collars, belts, pieces of luggage, etc.) along the border heighten the impression of an impregnable safe.
- Title: Tours de Clés
- Palette: off-white, brown, green, yellow
- Artist: designed by Florence Cyrille Diatkine
- Signature: Hermès Paris
- Hand sewed and rolled edges
- Year of Issue / 2010
- Current retail price: €1.110,-€
- Care tag
Condition:
- Item in good condition, we can feel that it is a second-hand item.
- This item has been authenticated by our in-house trained professionals. Hermès does not endorse or participate in the La Doyenne Vintage's authentication process.
- Hermès is a registered trademark of Hermès. La Doyenne Vintage is neither partnered nor affiliated with Hermès.
- Photos are of the actual item in our possession.
- Purchasing this item continues its narrative and reduces the environmental impact of using new resources. You can be confident that you’re making a better choice for the Planet.
- Reference
- 202-143
- Designer
- Hermès
- Status
- Sold
- Year
- 2010
- Material
- 70% cashmere - 30% silk
- Origin
- France
- Dimensions
- 140 x 140 cm
Hermès
The legendary French luxury goods house began as a harness workshop in Paris in 1837. By the twenties, Hermès had the patent for the zipper in France, and introduced the first ladies’ bags with zip closures, and in 1937, the first Hermès silk scarves were born (today, a scarf is allegedly sold every twenty seconds). The company expanded into riding gloves, belts, and men’s and women's sportswear, and designed the now-famous travel trunks to meet the needs of the new automobile drivers. The Kelly bag debuted in 1956 after Grace Kelly used a large crocodile handbag to hide her pregnancy. In the seventies, the first women's shoe collection and the first complete men's ready-to-wear collection were introduced. Actress Jane Birkin replaced her old straw purse with a leather Hermès number in 1984, and started the rage that is the Birkin bag. Today the Birkin continues to have the longest waiting list of any luxury accessory. Hermès also has a complete home line, bed and bath linens, furniture, silverware, crystal and porcelain, office accessories, and baby gifts. In 2003, following Martin Margiela, Jean-Paul Gaultier joined the house as women's ready-to-wear designer, putting a high-fashion spin on the label’s equestrian roots. After departing in May 2010, Christophe Lemaire, who is best known for reviving preppy label Lacoste, took the reigns. In June 2004, perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena took a post as the in-house perfumer and launched several scents that have amassed cultish popularity. There are over 240 Hermès boutiques internationally, including a Wall Street location, the North American flagship on Madison Avenue, and in the fall of 2009, the first menswear-only boutique right across the street.