My latest batch of Hermes Scarves from AW 2012 and SS 2013 Part 1

Before I start, I just wanted to remind you that next Monday is the end of Google Reader.  I only just discovered it but I already have got quite attached to it in the short time.  I have noticed that there are quite a few new ways to follow your blogs.

I won't bore you but these are the following choices you may be wanting to change to and if you wish to continue following 
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But there are other channels like
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I don't know how this will affect blog rolls but I am sure it will be fine. We have all lived to tell the tale of the Millenium bug right?
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One of the things I collect is Hermes scarves.

It's a bonus that I can wear them.

As I am in a slump of mojo attire, I depend more on ever on my scarves to jazz up and polish off a simple shirt and trouser.

When I purchase my scarves, I have my own methodology as 
I wrote about here.  



I also look at it from a perspective of potentially framing as art for the wall or even a cushion cover!

Via

There is also a hanging system that they seem to only sell in the United States.  I was thinking of getting this so I could change the scarf on display on the wall like they do in the actual stores.


Via

Last year the scarf that was all the rage and the birkin equivalent of silk was the C'est La Fete scarf which means it's a party.





It was a 70 cm silk twill but technically in the men's collection but people went crazy for it.  It was almost tarot card-esque with its symbolism of time which was last year's Hermes theme. 

Sorry about the modeling pics - I'm no MaiTai.

Even I succumbed.
At first, I didn't get it.  It looked almost like a copy of the famous Alexander McQueen skull scarves and it wasn't very Hermes.

But the more I looked I found the more intricate details and 

knew it would be a collector's item.
But I also saw MaiTai  from MaiTai Picture book modeling it so well and making something that was slightly edgy into something elegant.

The other scarf I got from last season's collection was the
Coup de Fouet means crack of the whip.

I bought it as I felt it was going to be a new modern classic.  
It had the classic horses and riding paraphernalia but I also was seduced by the various colors in the corners for versatility.

Top left corner

Top right corner

Bottom left corner

 
Bottom right corner

I will be honest and admit that I still haven't worn it yet.
In fact, when I had my scarf give away that 
Carla from A Little Slice won, 
I was choosing between this one and the Astrologie Nouvelle 
which was also from the AW 2012 collection.





But I looked at it from another renewed interest and perspective when I saw a post on the scarf on the Vivienne Files.
She says that this specific color is now sold out in the stores and only available in the resale market.



I didn't notice it at the time but this scarf also has four different colors corners that you can match to different outfits accordingly.






Hope you enjoyed that or found it useful as 
 I like to see products on real people and "real lighting" before 
 committing to a purchase.  
See you tomorrow for the second part on my other scarves.