Ex-Libris En Kimonos

Historias De Carres > Autumn-Winter 2011

Originally a maker of kimonos founded in 1611, the Japanese fashion house Matsuzakaya in Kyoto opened its archives for us. From this meeting, this scarf was born. Bearer of multiple messages, this article of clothing must fulfil a number of codes dictated by age or social status. A myriad of themes populate its patterns: flowers and plants, familiar animals, objects, phenomenal natural countryside, geometric shapes … all furnish inexhaustible sources of inspiration. Emblem of the house of Hermes, Ex-Libris illustrates the famous duc-carriage and groom, taking shape in a patchwork of silk.