I started today thinking that I might wanna blog about an outfit or something but after the PHENOMENAL Hermes-filled day I had, I kinda changed my mind. So, I was running errands, walking around ma beloved Dubai Mall when I noticed something right smack in the middle of the fashion catwalk area Hermes's event called, Festival des Metiers. Yep, it was transformed into a mini-factory! Well, not really more like you walking into a pleasant rendez-vous with a couple of Hermes craftsmen (some of them have been working there for over 40 years). It was such an inspiring day, I watched them make a single silk scarf from scratch & the attention to detail that went into it was breath taking! I absolutely LOVED it! It gave me a different view of the brand (Bahrainirants & I had a talk a while back & I said I don't think I want a Birkin...ever. GASP, HORROR! I still don't want one now but I've kinda found myself lusting over something-will get to it soon enough).
Hermes scarf for £750 AED 4,294.84
I want this scarf SOOOO badly! No, like I REALLY DO! This wasn't the one I saw being made but I saw the sample up close & it's just GORGEOUS! This scarf has the most color combinations (it went from 100 frames for each color down to 35) the brand has ever used in a single scarf! The face itself has 15 alone to get the realistic colors of the Apache's face! Maybe it's because I'm going through my native American phase (I've got feathers in ma hair) or maybe it's just because this is a GORGEOUS piece of work but I really need it in my life! & in this color in particular I absolutely love it! However, the hefty price tag is a bloody killer. Worth every penny when you actually see the amount of work that goes into it (the seam of the boarder-french style-takes up to 45 mins for each scarf!)
xoxo for now ma PFFers,
P.S. Check out the pictures of the stations located around you saw their watches, shirts, ties, bags, accessories even sadals being hand-crafted right infront of you! The event will last till the 6th of December, 2011 from 2-10 PM!
the scarf making process
all the different craftsmen available
P.P.S. Soundtrack of the Day: I fell in love with this song the minute a friend , Wassim, introduced it to us while we were decorating our Christmas tree! The beat is amazing! & I guarantee it'll get super stuck in your head! You might even wake up humming it (it happened to me I swear!)
P.P.P.S. Song of the Day: Night Air by Jamie Woon (We were watching one of the GREATEST shows on planet Earth (How to make it in America) when I came across this song! Thank God for Shazam & Bahrainirants for finding this song within seconds of me falling deeply in love with it! Hope you likey too!
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