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My very best wishes to everyone for the New Year to all SOTD regulars, occasional posters and newcomers alike :party: .

The SOTD 2021 thread is now open and ready for business:

Scarves - Scarf of the Day 2021 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?

continued from here THEME WEEKS for 2021 from TEAM SCARF MISTRESS Just for fun, each Sunday begins a new Theme Week. This year, we have some real treats in store! We have a full complement of scarf mistresses and GSMs for 2021 and I want to give a quick shout out and thank you to my fellow...
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The new theme commences tomorrow (3 Jan - whenever your time zone gets there) but there's no reason why you can't post earlier if you want.
 
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bunnycat said:
:drinkup: Yes! (I thought you had a Tout en Q! ??? My mind is going...)



It's a long story....let's just say I did a LOT of extra work for him this fall and couldn't decide whether I wanted some spare spending $$ or a scarf then found this. Easy choice!






It is a truly magical place! And it operates like it does because Mr Bcat is colorblind, and has low vision...which means choosing presents for me is quite an undertaking. So....when I find a scarf I like, but don't "need" it NOOOOWWW (like current production pieces) and it seems like a good fit for a present later...it gets purchased and put in the "SGV". Since there are usually 2 or 3 floating around in there at any given time, when holidays come around he can pick one (or more) and at least it will be sort of surprise since I won't know which one it is. (He's only been able to actually surprise me one time in the last 10 years, and that was something from Tiffany's that was on my wishlist there I had forgotten about...but am so glad he got it because I love my pearls!)

I made my first "emergency withdrawal" ever of FIligrane because there are others more special in the vault, and so I took it out of the vault and gave him some cash. We can put it towards another scarf some other day! :P

There are 3 in there now that I know of, and 2 are exceptional....and I have been waiting a LOOOONG time for them..... :panic:
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I know you’ve been waiting a while but seriously!?! 2 exceptional?!? When are they coming out of the SGV?!? I don’t think I can’t wait!:faint:
 
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Karenska said:
Hugo Grygkar designed the first Hermès carré, 'Jeu de Omnibus et Dames blanches'. From the Hermès scarf booklet, “the name of 'Dames Blanches', or white ladies, was bestowed on the two-compartment public omnibus that plied the Madeleine-Bastille run in Paris...”
The Italian artist Gianpaolo Pagni used the design to create my SOTD, Jeu des Omnibus Remix. From The Story Behind, Signor Pagni “loves to appropriate old documents, reinventing their appearance and story in a light-hearted way through the use of stamps. He took great pleasure with this exercise using Jeu des omnibus et dames blanches as his basis. Originally intended as a board game, this watercolour holds a special place in the history of Hermès. Hung on the office wall of Émile Hermès, the grandson of the house’s founder, and today conserved in his collection, in 1937 it inspired the very first Hermès silk scarf. What was the origin of this game? The new omnibus lines, which appeared in the 1820s, and whose horse-drawn vehicles encircle the central medallion. The players placed their bets, then wooden balls were selected from a bag to reveal the winning number.” @Foxy trini , hello, sister!
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Really enjoyed this (backstory AND scarf)
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Cookiefiend said:
For @turfnsurf, @bunnycat and @Croisette7 - the promised smooches!
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Adorable! Please thank her and give some nice head pets.

Living.la.vida.fifi said:
Following in @Cookiefiend footsteps, I’d like to present another Kermit Oliver masterpiece. The American artist’s rich and complex graphics are full of historical significance and cultural relevance and are perfect for this week’s theme.
His Les Danses des Indiens features a multitude of images and symbols from various Native American traditions and their rituals, ceremonies and dances. The Hermès catalog states, “For the Cheyenne, the Kiowa, the Apache and the Hopi, choreography comes down to ritual. Whether they celebrate the sun or bison, mark the passage of girls to adulthood, whether they invoke success for the hunt, or the spirits of their ancestors, Indians dance.”
Arranged around a central image of the sun, there appears a display of dancers and villagers wearing their intricate regalia. The four largest figures represent a Plains Grass dancer and Buffalo dancer, an Apache Crown dancer and a Hopi Antelope dancer. Traditional symbols and accoutrements such as gourds, peace pipes, moccasins, rattles, feathered fans, bows, arrows and ceremonial drums appear throughout the design. Decorative medallions depicting pow wows, ritualistic and village scenes decorate the corners in the style of Native mud paintings.
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Hopi Antelope Dancer
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Plains Buffalo dancer
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Apache Crown Dancer
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Plains Grass Dancer
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Another wonderful image of female dancers in procession
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Our temps have dropped dramatically in Paradise and I have been wearing a CSGM out for the past couple of days.
Today’s shawl was Ex Libris en Kimonos
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I’ve not fully appreciated KO until this week. Thank you & fab’ Cookie for stretching my brain concerning his designs. :smartass:
*The movement on your ELeK is so dynamic!
 
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bunnycat said:
It is a truly magical place! And it operates like it does because Mr Bcat is colorblind, and has low vision...which means choosing presents for me is quite an undertaking. So....when I find a scarf I like, but don't "need" it NOOOOWWW (like current production pieces) and it seems like a good fit for a present later...it gets purchased and put in the "SGV". Since there are usually 2 or 3 floating around in there at any given time, when holidays come around he can pick one (or more) and at least it will be sort of surprise since I won't know which one it is. (He's only been able to actually surprise me one time in the last 10 years, and that was something from Tiffany's that was on my wishlist there I had forgotten about...but am so glad he got it because I love my pearls!)

I made my first "emergency withdrawal" ever of FIligrane because there are others more special in the vault, and so I took it out of the vault and gave him some cash. We can put it towards another scarf some other day! :P

There are 3 in there now that I know of, and 2 are exceptional....and I have been waiting a LOOOONG time for them..... :panic:
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My mind ground to a halt at the word "exceptional". Where's the fainting couch? :faint:
 
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Karenska said:
Aux Portes du Palais, our beloved Christine Henry. From Hermès:

“A deep understanding of Indian culture, art and mythology inspired the designer to create the scarf Aux Portes Du Palais. Each detail, character, animal, plant and architectural element is deliberate and richly symbolic. The large doors signify the threshold between two worlds: the known and the unknown. Fruit-laden trees bursting with flowers represent the Buddha in Indian folk art and symbolize fertility.
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The lotus flowers, the flower of the Buddha, represent spiritual blossoming.
Emblematic animals, revered and present in all Indian traditions, are also present: the elephant – ridden by Indra, the god of storms and rain – brings peace and prosperity;
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the horse is the symbol of wisdom and formal beauty;
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the cow, a nourishing mother figure, is the very image of non-violence;
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the tiger represents the energy of nature…
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The four dancers next to the trees narrate the legends of the gods and stories from everyday life using graceful gestures.
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In the corners of the scarf we see examples of the protective drawings women paint on their homes. The frieze surrounding the scarf, in the style of Indian miniatures rich in colorful decorations, is a tribute to the delicacy of Indian art, expressed in fabrics and temple decorations alike.”
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Chiff looks on, himself a little Buddha.
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Great post, thank you! I love your CW of this. Mine is all pastels without the nice earth tones you have. So I'm a bit envious! I love the harmony and balance of your scarf!!!
 
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Today we will examine one final feature on my scarf Reves D'espace, and that is the meaning of the most dramatic element in the design. The center of the scarf is dominated by a set of concentric circular patterns surrounding the planet Earth on which aircraft of progressively more recent vintage are flying the farther they get from our planet. Humans, leaving our planet and reaching for the stars, perhaps?

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Astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy developed a model of the universe in which the Earth is at the center around the year 150. This model persisted until Copernicus developed a model with the Sun at the center of the solar system in 1543. In looking at Earth-centered models I discovered this celestial map drawn in 1708 by Andres Celarius. Doesn't this look familiar?

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Here is a closer look at the Celarius drawing showing the wording on the circles.

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The first ring around the Earth is the moon, followed in order by Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and then the stars.

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The image of Earth in the scarf has been rotated to allow Europe to be centered and the Americas are no longer visible.

The rings no longer represent the planets, but show off the aircraft flying faster, higher, and further from the Earth. The elements in the corners of the Celarius drawing have been replaced by the astrolabes that we discussed a few days ago.

Finally, the signs of the Zodiac have been replaced by the names of famous aviators and explorers.

Thank you all for coming along as I explored the various elements of Reves D'espace. Ancient humans would look at the birds and dream of flying to the stars. The bird on my scarf of the day is doing exactly that. Can you name this scarf?

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Karenska said:
Aux Portes du Palais, our beloved Christine Henry. From Hermès:

“A deep understanding of Indian culture, art and mythology inspired the designer to create the scarf Aux Portes Du Palais. Each detail, character, animal, plant and architectural element is deliberate and richly symbolic. The large doors signify the threshold between two worlds: the known and the unknown. Fruit-laden trees bursting with flowers represent the Buddha in Indian folk art and symbolize fertility.
View attachment 4925203
The lotus flowers, the flower of the Buddha, represent spiritual blossoming.
Emblematic animals, revered and present in all Indian traditions, are also present: the elephant – ridden by Indra, the god of storms and rain – brings peace and prosperity;
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the horse is the symbol of wisdom and formal beauty;
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the cow, a nourishing mother figure, is the very image of non-violence;
View attachment 4925201
the tiger represents the energy of nature…
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The four dancers next to the trees narrate the legends of the gods and stories from everyday life using graceful gestures.
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In the corners of the scarf we see examples of the protective drawings women paint on their homes. The frieze surrounding the scarf, in the style of Indian miniatures rich in colorful decorations, is a tribute to the delicacy of Indian art, expressed in fabrics and temple decorations alike.”
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Chiff looks on, himself a little Buddha.
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Love this scarf design. Beautiful. And Chiff looks like he would be right at home in an Indian Palace. :)
 
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momasaurus said:
Great post, thank you! I love your CW of this. Mine is all pastels without the nice earth tones you have. So I'm a bit envious! I love the harmony and balance of your scarf!!!
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Thank you so much, dear Moma. It’s a beautiful cw. I’d love to see yours; I don’t remember the all-pastel cw, but I do remember a sumptuously pink one that I really love.
 
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bunnycat said:
Filigrane it is! (I requested an emergency withdrawal from MrBcat's "Scarf Gift Vault" :lol: )


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The *subject* on the second one is definitely Indian Textiles. I think even with a full mod shot, this one is hard. You'd know it flat for sure....(extra hint- Caty Latham, and has the word "quilt" in it)

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These are both so beautiful and I love your styling!
 
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bunnycat said:
:drinkup: Yes! (I thought you had a Tout en Q! ??? My mind is going...)



It's a long story....let's just say I did a LOT of extra work for him this fall and couldn't decide whether I wanted some spare spending $$ or a scarf then found this. Easy choice!






It is a truly magical place! And it operates like it does because Mr Bcat is colorblind, and has low vision...which means choosing presents for me is quite an undertaking. So....when I find a scarf I like, but don't "need" it NOOOOWWW (like current production pieces) and it seems like a good fit for a present later...it gets purchased and put in the "SGV". Since there are usually 2 or 3 floating around in there at any given time, when holidays come around he can pick one (or more) and at least it will be sort of surprise since I won't know which one it is. (He's only been able to actually surprise me one time in the last 10 years, and that was something from Tiffany's that was on my wishlist there I had forgotten about...but am so glad he got it because I love my pearls!)

I made my first "emergency withdrawal" ever of FIligrane because there are others more special in the vault, and so I took it out of the vault and gave him some cash. We can put it towards another scarf some other day! :P

There are 3 in there now that I know of, and 2 are exceptional....and I have been waiting a LOOOONG time for them..... :panic:
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Nice. This would never work for me, as I would forget what's in the vault and buy another one!
 
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