I must mention my mother as an important part of my scarf collecting journey. She always loved scarves of all designs, especially H scarves. But, when I was young, I avoided scarves like the plague because I associated them with older ladies like my mom.
Oh, the memories of trips to Paris where she asked me to choose something from the Hermès store and I would select a bottle of perfume! If I could only go back in time I would slap myself into shape
My first scarf purchase took place on a trip to Spain in 2006 where I passed by the Hermès store and they happened to have Spanish-themed ones. So, I purchased Aline Honoré’s Le Jardin d’Andalousie: not to wear, but as a souvenir of the trip and as a piece to frame. I also bought my Sis a blue Hola Flamenca because she adores flamenco dancing and cobalt blue. But she asked me to either return it or keep it because she was not into scarves. I kept it also as art to frame.
Then, a few years later I started borrowing Mom’s scarves as my style evolved and finally it was on a trip to Paris in 2015 that I first purchased an Hermès scarf to actually wear: Ex Libris a Carreaux. The colors and clever disguised ex libris motif killed me.
As soon as I got home after that trip I read an article about the special edition Promenade a Versailles scarf. We had just visited Versailles and I didn’t think twice and ordered it. All these scarves were very vibrant and strong colors featuring red are still favorites.
I had no local H store nearby so I discovered the H website and ordered my first Flamingo Party on the website.
Then I discovered that one could find scarves on ebay and other reseller sites and found some older treasures like British Heraldry, Brazil, Feux d’Artifice, Orgauphone and what became my obsession: Kermit Oliver designs, especially Kachinas. A constant in my life is that I gave my DD a Kachinas Giant triangle in the summer and just got a Pani carre wash for Thanksgiving.
After discovering resellers I thought I would seldom buy directly from Hermes until I saw Parures de Samourais on the H website. It was PdS that brought me to my newly opened local H store for the first time in Spring 2017. I knew I wanted CW5, but was blown away by the other CWs. So, researching the design online led me to TPF where I lurked for months until I finally dared to post on SOTD In Autumn 2017.
It was meeting everyone here that further encouraged my collecting. I honestly don’t know how I ever did it by myself and “in the dark” before TPF. Everyone here constantly inspires me and teaches me something new.
I started only with 90s but this year grew to add 70s to my collection and even the larger formats... all because of all the fabulous people posting here...
Today I got very special scarf mail: the red Turandot I loved on @xincinsin from a wonderful reseller on IG and last week I finally got the much coveted CW of Flamingo Party that I first saw beautifully modeled here by @Cookiefiend and that Ive craved for so long. Some things truly are constants, like my love for particular designs like FP which I’ve lusted after since 2015.
Today’s Turandot
My new Flamingo Party
Oh, the memories of trips to Paris where she asked me to choose something from the Hermès store and I would select a bottle of perfume! If I could only go back in time I would slap myself into shape
My first scarf purchase took place on a trip to Spain in 2006 where I passed by the Hermès store and they happened to have Spanish-themed ones. So, I purchased Aline Honoré’s Le Jardin d’Andalousie: not to wear, but as a souvenir of the trip and as a piece to frame. I also bought my Sis a blue Hola Flamenca because she adores flamenco dancing and cobalt blue. But she asked me to either return it or keep it because she was not into scarves. I kept it also as art to frame.
Then, a few years later I started borrowing Mom’s scarves as my style evolved and finally it was on a trip to Paris in 2015 that I first purchased an Hermès scarf to actually wear: Ex Libris a Carreaux. The colors and clever disguised ex libris motif killed me.
As soon as I got home after that trip I read an article about the special edition Promenade a Versailles scarf. We had just visited Versailles and I didn’t think twice and ordered it. All these scarves were very vibrant and strong colors featuring red are still favorites.
I had no local H store nearby so I discovered the H website and ordered my first Flamingo Party on the website.
Then I discovered that one could find scarves on ebay and other reseller sites and found some older treasures like British Heraldry, Brazil, Feux d’Artifice, Orgauphone and what became my obsession: Kermit Oliver designs, especially Kachinas. A constant in my life is that I gave my DD a Kachinas Giant triangle in the summer and just got a Pani carre wash for Thanksgiving.
After discovering resellers I thought I would seldom buy directly from Hermes until I saw Parures de Samourais on the H website. It was PdS that brought me to my newly opened local H store for the first time in Spring 2017. I knew I wanted CW5, but was blown away by the other CWs. So, researching the design online led me to TPF where I lurked for months until I finally dared to post on SOTD In Autumn 2017.
It was meeting everyone here that further encouraged my collecting. I honestly don’t know how I ever did it by myself and “in the dark” before TPF. Everyone here constantly inspires me and teaches me something new.
I started only with 90s but this year grew to add 70s to my collection and even the larger formats... all because of all the fabulous people posting here...
Today I got very special scarf mail: the red Turandot I loved on @xincinsin from a wonderful reseller on IG and last week I finally got the much coveted CW of Flamingo Party that I first saw beautifully modeled here by @Cookiefiend and that Ive craved for so long. Some things truly are constants, like my love for particular designs like FP which I’ve lusted after since 2015.
Today’s Turandot
My new Flamingo Party
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I re-homed it.
You take wonderful pics and your scarf styles are amazing!
Seriously, though I love the way you’ve expertly showcased the stripes- very chic. 
There’s a quote about the outside of a horse being good for the inside of a man... I think the same might hold true with H scarves 
