FRENCH FASHION AND LUXURY GOODS HOUSE HERMES IS OFFERING AN EYE-CATCHING NEW ORIGAMI SET PLAYING HOMAGE TO ITS ICONIC SCARF DESIGNS. THE UNIQUE CREATION FEATURES SEVERAL SHEETS OF TRADITIONAL ORIGAMI PAPER IN BRIGHT COLOURS, ADORNED WITH SCARF PRINTS IN VARIOUS MOTIFS ON ONE SIDE, AND A DEEP-HUED ROTHKO-LIKE COLOUR BLOCKS ON THE OTHER. THE HERMES SCARF IS MORE THAN A MERE SQUARE OF SILK, IT'S THE STUFF OF HISTORIC LEGEND, WORN BY STYLE ICONS SUCH AS GRACE KELLY, AUDREY HEPBURN, AND CATHERINE DENEUVE. HERMES MADE ITS FIRST SCARF IN 1937, AND HAS SINCE PRODUCED MORE THAN 2,000 DIFFERENT DESIGNS, MANY ADAPTED TO MEN'S NECKTIES AS WELL. THE ENVELOPE FOR THE PAPERS IS DESIGNED IN THE STYLE OF A PIECE OF FOLDED ORIGAMI, AND ECHOES THAT OF THE LEATHER CLUTCHES HERMES HAS OFFERED IN THE PAST. ENCASED IN A HAND-STITCHED BLACK SADDLE LEATHER ENVELOPE AND PRESENTED IN A BLACK LACQUER BOX, THE SET IS PRICED AT ABOUT $740. ORIGAMI IS A TRADITIONAL FOLK ART OF PAPER FOLDING WHICH ORIGINATED IN 17th CENTURY JAPAN, WHICH PLAYS WELL TO HERMES' PHILOSOPHY OF THE SIMPLE YET INTRICATE IN DESIGN.
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