Thank you everyone for joining me on this thread and for sharing all your finds and ideas! It's really fun for me as well. And although I try to respond to everyone, I know that sometimes I miss people so I'm sorry if I missed you. I especially love the new scarf collectors because I remember when I was in that stage. I would buy scarves as fast as my bank account would allow me.

I would literally fall asleep at night with iPad in hand looking at the new listings on evilbay and checking out H.com.
OK so since we have a few "newbies' here, I thought I would go over a special category of scarves. The Holy Grail (HG), sometimes even called the Ultimate Holy Grail (UHG). There are many other more seasoned and knowledgable collectors here on TPF so feel free to chime in if you have something to add!! You will see these scarves priced way over retail on reseller sites. Some even in the $800-$1000 USD range. The crazy thing about these scarves is there isn't a book/list called the "Hermes Holy Grail Scarves List" that all scarf collectors refer to. Somehow, scarf collectors all over the world, without much communication except maybe here on TPF (LOL! TY TPF!) decided certain designs and certain cws were "must owns" and therefor created a market where demand outpaces supply. The effect of this, of course, is that HG scarf prices can be astronomical. But it's not any list that's written down or published. It's just out there....in the cosmos.
Now when you buy a new scarf, you will not know for years perhaps if you just bought a HG. And newer scarves don't usually become HGs overnight. It takes awhile. Of course there are some exceptions. Like C'est La Fete. I actually wasn't around when ClF was issued but I heard it sent people running to the boutiques and it was hard to find even that season. And the thing about Hermes is sometimes they will reissue a design years later and sometimes they won't. And very strangely, Hermes seems to know which ones are holy grails and tends to not reissue them again. Just to mess with us. And if they do, it's not quite the same. There was much anticipation this year over C'est La Fete 140cm cashmere because it's definitely on the Holy Grail list. But then...instead of releasing a typical multi-colored version...they release a "finesse" version. Of course, it's still pretty and I know many that bought them. But I decided to sit it out because it wasn't what I wanted.

Some others are Ex Libris en Kimonos, Turandot, Zabavushka, Le Pegase d'Hermes, La Femme aux Smelles de Vent, the original ex libris shawl, Fleurs d'Indiennes and many others. In fact, there's even a whole thread about holy grail scarves here.
http://forum.purseblog.com/threads/your-grail-scarf.121359/ There are currently 346 pages of people showing their finds and discussing their HG scarves. Now the topic of even discussing these scarves is hotly debated. Some people would just rather not talk about it publicly because it drives prices up. Others are resigned to the fact that certain scarves are already HGs and well, they are already expensive so what the heck? Let's have some fun and talk about them.
Some holy grails stick around on this list forever and some come on and some drop off. It's quite bizarre. I actually think Lumieres de Paris and Pavements used to be on the HG list and now are no longer. I see these scarves priced very reasonably now on evilbay. So you never know! It's like the stock market. LOL.

Buy low, sell high. Or don't sell at all and just cherish it. That's what I do.
Also some people have their top secret own HG list. These are scarves that you like or want to own but others don't know about it (yet). Or it's just not on the collective radar. So if you have these scarves on your list, it's actually better not to talk about them openly because you may inadvertently put it on the widely accepted HG list, therefore driving up prices before you can get your hands on one.
OK, are you new scarf collectors thoroughly confused now?

Sorry - you'll get the hang of it soon.
So here's one of my HGs. I admit I baby this scarf. I don't wear it as often as I should because I can't replace it at a reasonable cost. I've already covered it before on this thread but took it out today just to admire it so decided to write about it (again). Here's the original post #820
http://forum.purseblog.com/threads/...lt-my-collection.924187/page-55#post-29828955 But since the pics are all small now and hard to see, I thought I would repost some new ones. I actually bought it from a lady that didn't know Turandot in blue was a HG scarf. The only other things she was selling was children's toys. If you ever run across this type of seller, pounce on it. It happens every once in awhile - not often though. It's kind of like winning the lotto. And if it's not listed as BIN, just send them a message and ask to BIN and have them end the auction. I would say 98% of people know if they have a HG on their hands. And if you should want the orange Turandot, it's actually not priced too badly generally because most people are unsure if the orange will look good on them. So that's one to snag if you can wear orange and love the design.
Here are some pics of my beloved Turandot. My dream is to go to the Opera one day wearing mine. And hopefully see other ladies also wearing theirs and we can secretly nod at each other like we are in a secret club.

This is on my bucket list of things to do. So is chartering a private yacht for a week in the mediterranean. Anyone want to join me? I've shown some accessories here with my turandot. I love my little orange picotin with it. And I like to mix in VCA with my Hermes as well. The blue leather cuff bracelet at the bottom is actually Reed Krakoff. Sadly, that brand is no longer in business. And the white bracelet is Hermes - it's an illusion bracelet. It's fabulous because it's double-sided. The other side of my white one is capucine.
Thanks for joining me. I hope you enjoyed the post.
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