Cheval Life

The making of a scarf Cheval Hyde Park Gate is near Saatchi Gallery Have you ever wondered how the birkin bags take their form? Or maybe how the beautiful Hermès scarfs end up with those amazing prints? If you're in London next week this might be your chance to find out. From the May 21 to 27,  the Hermès' Festival des Métiers exhibition will bring the iconic French fashion house's skilled artisans to London's Saatchi Gallery to allow the public to witness the creation of some of its most iconic pieces. The fashion house's skilled artisans will come from their Paris workshop, where they will continue with their everyday tasks but in front of an audience. Visitors will be encouraged to interact with the craftspeople throughout the seven days in order to experience their unique savoir-faire first hand. Admission to Festival des Métiers is free. 21 May – 27 May 2013, 10am – 6pm daily. More information in the Saatchi Gallery website . Recommende...

Cheval Calico House is in the modern neighbourhood The City French fashion brand Hermès introduced its Rallye 24 collection of tableware last month in a Paris garage stocked with vintage sports cars. The Paris-based firm has a storied association with the world of automobiles: In 1923 Thierry’s grandson Émile-Maurice introduced a chic leather handbag dubbed the sac pour l’auto (still sold as the Bolide bag), as well as trunks to fit on the backs of Bugattis and slick chrome radiator caps. Inspired by this legacy of the world of motor racing, the new tableware re-imagines the classic chain d’ancre design as a race car track. The 49-piece collection of jewel-colored porcelain has a pattern of ellipses reminiscent of speedways. The rich colors evoke old international racing liveries, like Italian red, French blue, German silver and British green. Rallye 24 reflects the sporting life, Hermès’s theme for 2013. The dishes will be available by the end of March. Prices ran...

The Hermès scarves are on the wishlist of all women who define theirselves as stylish. And when it comes together with the words "limited-edition", this fashion item goes straight to the top of the lists.  Hermès International has revealed a glimpse of its collaboration with creative legend Rei Kawakubo on limited-edition silk carré scarves. Announced late last year, the first collection features five scarves and is called ”Black & White”. Comme des Garçons has removed the color from the patterns, allowing the prints to drift towards the abstract.  The second collection, Couleur, features six colorful scarves also including geometric elements like giant patchwork, gingham and shirt stripes.  The “Noir et Blanc” editions will be priced at 380 euros, while the “Couleur” iterations will go for as much as 1600 euros. Available exclusively from February 6 in Comme des Garçons shops (Aoyama-Tokyo, New York, Paris), from April 1 the Black and White collection...