Scarves Scarf Of The Day 2020 - Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?

[papertiger]

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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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[Karenska]

ohhhhh... uhm... it’s vintage, maybe LeDoux
L’Hiver en Poste?

Its a lot! It’s taken me 3years to get what I have together... plus I never sat down for a long time all at once - life happens!
The biggest issue is that each tribe may have its own version of each Kachina - so I may have some completely wrong!

Thank you so much, dear Cookie for your detailed research. So interesting.

 

[Foxy trini]

H en voyages....?

Moma you are the winner!!!

 

[Awillow]

Yes!! It is ! So pretty Awillow

Thanks, foxy!

 

[Awillow]

Moma you are the winner!!!

Can't wait for a mod shot, foxy!

 

[Cookiefiend]

Yes!! It is ! So pretty Awillow

Yay! I only figured it because of you - thanks!

 

[Cookiefiend]

Ding ding ding - yes! L'Hiver en Poste.

Woot!

Brilliant, my dear cookie! And good memory! You would make a superior detective! More exclamation points? !!!!!

Thank you!
(and you’re just trying to make feel better about my flagrant use of exclamation points... my previous post I looked at and thought - zomg... girl, you need a glass of wine! Chillax!)
(and there’s some more... )

 

[Awillow]

Woot!

Thank you!
(and you’re just trying to make feel better about my flagrant use of exclamation points... my previous post I looked at and thought - zomg... girl, you need a glass of wine! Chillax!)
(and there’s some more... )

I too love exclamation points!!!! Though I often go back to edit them down. (I clearly love scarves too much... Too much enthusiasm!) And you are singing my song! It's happy hour here

 

[Awillow]

Another to guess for tonight, although I fear it is easy.

 

[Hermes Nuttynut]

HN - I love this! So happy to be twins with you. Congrats!

Thank you Awillow! I’m happy to be twins with you, too!

 

[Redbirdhermes]

I loved how you went through all the elements in the scarf! I think I've got a Reve d'Espace somewhere. Must pull it out in honour of your sleuthing genius!

And I'm guessing Magie for the bird. It's the only design I know with so many stars in the background (although I bought it strictly for the bunny)

Thank you, xincinsin. I would be honored to see you in this scarf.

You are correct. That is a magician's white dove in La Magie.

How marvelous that you discovered the Celarius map, connecting it to Duchene’s beautiful homage to aviation and likely inspiration.

Thank you. Yes, a couple of days ago I was wondering how to tackle the meaning of the yellow circles around the earth. I couldn't find any comments about the inspiration for the scarf itself. I considered that perhaps they might be gyroscopic rings, given that you can make out three dimensions. It all became clear when I found the Celarius drawing. Taking away heavenly bodies orbiting earth, and replacing them with aircraft doesn't make sense on its own. Other than the Space Shuttle, aircraft don't orbit the planet. Having the Zodiac signs in the outer rings makes perfect sense in the original, but I'm less sure about the aviator names in the Hermes scarf. I can understand why Duchene picked those stunning rings for his design, however their meaning becomes less literal and more metaphysical in his scarf design.

What a wonderful post RBH! (I have NO idea on the scarf!) But I love all the info and how cool that you found the possible inspiration for the scarf!

Thank you. It all came together when I saw the Celarius drawing. Until then, I wasn't sure how to interpret the rings.

Great post, rbh! I had no idea beyond the stadium who Roland Garros was.

Thank you. And now, thanks to your scarf forum, during the next French Open you can say that it is named after the first guy to fly across the Mediterranean! Gotta love this place!

Incredible! What an amazing scarf - thank you for deciphering all the clues, that was a lot of time - so I truly appreciate it!

You are so welcome, Cookie. This scarf has proved to be a most interesting study.

 

[Cordeliere]

Thank you, xincinsin. I would be honored to see you in this scarf.

You are correct. That is a magician's white dove in La Magie.

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Thank you. Yes, a couple of days ago I was wondering how to tackle the meaning of the yellow circles around the earth. I couldn't find any comments about the inspiration for the scarf itself. I considered that perhaps they might be gyroscopic rings, given that you can make out three dimensions. It all became clear when I found the Celarius drawing. Taking away heavenly bodies orbiting earth, and replacing them with aircraft doesn't make sense on its own. Other than the Space Shuttle, aircraft don't orbit the planet. Having the Zodiac signs in the outer rings makes perfect sense in the original, but I'm less sure about the aviator names in the Hermes scarf. I can understand why Duchene picked those stunning rings for his design, however their meaning becomes less literal and more metaphysical in his scarf design.



Thank you. It all came together when I saw the Celarius drawing. Until then, I wasn't sure how to interpret the rings.



Thank you. And now, thanks to your scarf forum, during the next French Open you can say that it is named after the first guy to fly across the Mediterranean! Gotta love this place!



You are so welcome, Cookie. This scarf has proved to be a most interesting study.

Love seeing La Magie on you. It is a design that tickles me no end. I have gone back and forth for years about whether to get one and keep coming up with no, because I couldn't imagine it tied. You did some successful enabling today.

 

[momasaurus]

Moma you are the winner!!!

It's such a cool scarf. I had one in browns with a great acid green, but I rehomed it. Dumb move. Yes indeed, packing luggage did not happen this year at all!

 

[momasaurus]

Thank you, xincinsin. I would be honored to see you in this scarf.

You are correct. That is a magician's white dove in La Magie.

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Thank you. Yes, a couple of days ago I was wondering how to tackle the meaning of the yellow circles around the earth. I couldn't find any comments about the inspiration for the scarf itself. I considered that perhaps they might be gyroscopic rings, given that you can make out three dimensions. It all became clear when I found the Celarius drawing. Taking away heavenly bodies orbiting earth, and replacing them with aircraft doesn't make sense on its own. Other than the Space Shuttle, aircraft don't orbit the planet. Having the Zodiac signs in the outer rings makes perfect sense in the original, but I'm less sure about the aviator names in the Hermes scarf. I can understand why Duchene picked those stunning rings for his design, however their meaning becomes less literal and more metaphysical in his scarf design.



Thank you. It all came together when I saw the Celarius drawing. Until then, I wasn't sure how to interpret the rings.



Thank you. And now, thanks to your scarf forum, during the next French Open you can say that it is named after the first guy to fly across the Mediterranean! Gotta love this place!



You are so welcome, Cookie. This scarf has proved to be a most interesting study.

What a great CW of La Magie!

 

[Living.la.vida.fifi]

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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Another wonderful post! Such a rich and meaningful design

 

[Living.la.vida.fifi]

Thanks, dear cookie!

Fifi, thank you! I knew I wanted the brown, tried this on on a whim and fell in love!

Thank you so much, Magjes!

Thanks, croisette! ❤

Thanks, agrume! I think the wash silk makes it more manageable. It is a lot of fabric!

Thank you, sweetie!

Thank you, moma!

Yup, the brown is gorgeous and would have been my first choice, but now I saw yours!