Vente Auth. HERMES Foulard en soie Carré 90 "AMOURS", Jacquard abeille napoléonienne, Annie Faivre

Hermès Silk Scarf/Foulard Carré 90, "Amours"

Designed by thelegendary Hermès artist, Annie Faivre, first issued in 1998

In perfect condition, except for one unobtrusive pulled thread... which I almost didn't spot when scrutinizing the scarf for possible issues (see final photo). Guaranteed authentic. Made in France.

The silk is lush, still softly crisp, the hems plump; overall, in near-pristine condition.

This vintage Hermès scarf printed on silk jacquard in ahoneybee pattern. The motif, “Amours”, was designed by Annie Faivre inspired by the childhood daisy game, “He loves me, he loves me not.”

The colorway is beautifully conceived—with lots of pastels and also rich, saturated colors in shades of turquoise, denim blue, ripe lime yellow, and brown. The primary background color is a bright yet subtle citrus-y color difficult to describe. The motif is a joyful, light-hearted version of romance—as comfortable with jeans as with something more playfullyfeminine.

The design features a giant daisy face surrounded with lilies, mistletoe, church bells, and lots of chubby cupids. Four of the daisy petals are inscribed in French with the words “I love you/Je t'aime”, “a little/un peu”. “a lot/beaucoup”, and “passionately/passionement”.

Hermès discontinued producing its jacquard silk in the late 90's due to its prohibitive expense. While most Hermès carrés were traditionallyproduced on Hermès' beautiful silk twill, occasionally Hermès would use their jacquard silk—in patterns related to the motif of the scarf.

All new scarves and re-issues today are printed on regular silk twill, making the jacquard-based scarves not only doubly enchanting, and a rarity, but also an additional guarantee of authenticity, as the cost of producing this fabric has discouraged attempts byscammers toreplicate it.

About 35 x 35 inches (89 x 89 cm)

Clean, from a no smoking, no pets home.

"The Hermes Scarf – a 90 cm silk square weighing approximately 65 grams – has graced the necks of the world's outstanding ladies and continues to be an indispensable accessory for all elegant women. Manufacturing methods may have evolved since the first scarf was turned out in 1937, but high-quality traditional craftsmanship remains the standard. The factory is situated in Pierre-Benite, near Lyon, the capital of silk. In the printing department, bolts of silk are fixed on immense tables more than 100 meters long. A printer places a silk screen frame corresponding to one color and one particular design and applies the appropriate dye. These steps are repeated as many times as the number of frames needed to arrive at the final pattern. Depending on its complexity, 24 to 70 applications may be required. Once it is printed, the bank of silk is put to dry above the tables for the entire day. Later it is washed, dried, ironed and cut. A seamstress puts the finishing touch with a hand-sewn hem on the scarf's four borders. The colors employed call for a variety of utensils worthy of a great chef. The assemblage of pigments under neat allows for the composition of 38 primary colors which, skillfully mixed, produce an infinite range of hues and shades. Hermes creates new patterns based on a specific theme every year. More than 1000 different models exist, each one conjugated in a dozen colors."