Cheval De Mer

Histoires De Carres > Printemps-Ete 2012

Frigates are war ships that were invented in the 16th century as very light, quick and easy to handle. The beauty of these vessels and of their plans permeates this scarf whose composition obeys no laws except the constraint of harmony. This pure creation is named Cheval de mer, in hommage to the house's equestrian tradition. Here too is that most charming of equestrian fish, the seahorse: its crowned head becoming the figurehead, symbolising the ship and protecting the crew. "Three-masts squared-rigged and a bowsprit at te fore with two or three jibs and a mizzen sail..." The vocabulary of the sea, today and yesterday, recounts a story of travel and adventure in itself.