Posts Tagged ‘Hermès’

Hermès started its fragrance line in 1951. Over the past 57 years, the company has created several fragrances for both men and women. Women’s fragrances include the newly created Kelly Calèche, Eau de Marveilles, 24 Faubourg, Calèche, Rouge Hermès, Hiris, Parfum d’Hermes and Amazone. Men’s fragrances include Terre D’Hermès, Rocabar, équipage, and Bel Ami. Fragrances [...]

Another famous handbag, the Birkin, was named for actress Jane Birkin, who co-designed the bag with company president Jean-Louis Dumas after complaining that her Kelly bag was not practical for everyday use. Jane Birkin has since stopped carrying her namesake bag, saying it contributed to her tendinitis. The bag remains among the most requested and [...]

Bags made popular through high-profile clientele include the “Kelly Bag”, named after Grace Kelly for her many appearances with it (first introduced in the 1930s, see history), and the Constance shoulder bag (with a double strap and large H clasp) and the Trim shoulder bag preferred by Jacqueline Bouvier Onassis. Both Kelly and Constance bags [...]

Hermès is also highly recognized for its handmade luggage and handbag collections. Hermès does not use assembly lines; only one craftsman may work on one handbag at a time, hand-stitching each individual piece. Due to the labour-intensive nature of Hermès production methods and the use of rare materials, one bag can take 18 to 24 [...]

As of 2008, Hermès has 14 product divisions encompassing leather, scarves, ties, menswear, women’s fashion, perfume, watches, stationery, footwear, gloves, enamel, art of living, tableware, and jewelry. The use of high-quality materials and appraised hand-craftsmanship drives the price points for Hermès merchandise well into high figures. Fashion Model Directory states the Hermès look as “the [...]

In 2000, the Hermès boutique on Madison Avenue opened, as well as four stores in Lisbon, Santiago, Barcelona, and Taiwan. The first John Lobb footwear store was also opened that year in New York. During this time, the company renovated its Ginza, Tokyo location and opened a branch in Moscow. In 2003, Margiela retired from [...]

The Hermès family kept strong hold of about 80 percent in stocks, placing Jean-Louis Dumas and the entire family on the Forbes list of billionaires. Mimi Tompkins of U.S. News & World Report called the company “one of Paris’ best guarded jewels.” In the next years to follow, Dumas began to decrease Hermès franchises from [...]

In the 1970s, Hermès opened multiple locations all over Europe, the United States, and Japan. However, despite the company’s apparent success, Hermès began to fall back throughout the 1970s in comparison to other competitors. This was duly because Hermès aimed to use only natural materials for its products, unlike other companies that strived to produce [...]

Robert Dumas-Hermès (1898 - 1978) succeeded émile-Maurice after his death in 1951, working in close collaboration with brother-in-law Jean-René Guerrand. Technically, Dumas became the first man not directly descended from Hermès père to lead the company. Thus, he incorporated the Hermès last name into his own, Dumas-Hermès. The company also acquired its duc carriage with [...]

During the 1930s, Hermès produced some of its most recognized original goods. In 1935, the Kelly Bag was introduced, and, later in 1937, the Hermès scarves were introduced. Featuring a print of white-wigged ladies playing a popular period game, these custom-made accessories scarves were named Jeu des Ombinus et Dames Blanches. Hermès oversaw the production [...]