| Hermes is the world’s foremost seller of quality silk | | | | The printer chooses the colors from more than 75,000 |
| scarves. Over the years, women who wear it have | | | | colors and then does color trials submitted to an |
| ranged from royalty such as Queen Elizabeth and | | | | inspection team in Paris. |
| Princess Grace to trendsetters Madonna and Sarah | | | | Step four: Printing |
| Jessica Parker. However, do you know how an | | | | The Brazilian silk is spread out on heated tables 150 |
| Hermes scarf is made? | | | | meters long for printing. After scraping, and hour of |
| From an artist’s sketchpad to the final inspection | | | | drying time and cleaning the table, another color is |
| can take as long as two years and include as many | | | | applied. |
| as 40 artisans. The following seven steps must be | | | | Step five: Finishing |
| passed, otherwise scarves are destroyed. | | | | The scarves go through a grooming process, which |
| Step one: Design | | | | includes de-gumming and rinses to ensure color |
| Based on the theme of the year’s spring/summer | | | | luminosity, durability and texture. The scarf is inspected |
| and fall/winter collections, the designers and artists | | | | again. |
| research and create sketches. You know every | | | | Step six: Hem-stitching |
| Hermes scarf is a story. So the design must be | | | | The hems are rolled and stitched by hand, which takes |
| fine-tuned, which may take form six months to a year. | | | | around 40 minutes. |
| Step two: Engraving | | | | Step seven: Final inspection |
| After the design is printed, the layout is sent to an | | | | The scarf is inspected for the last time. It is folded, |
| engraver. He divides the design into the individual pates. | | | | wrapped in acid-free paper and placed in the signature |
| Step three: Color selection | | | | orange box. |