All those wonderful hems and borders! Keep them coming because they can apply to this week's theme too!
Something Old, Something New
Explore vintage vs new designs which share similar themes
One of my birthyear scarves is Promenades de Paris. I was tempted to find one, but my birthyear has several designs I like and this one is still in my Maybe-Someday list. When H re-issued it a few years ago, it was updated as a 70 with a delightful striped hem.
Similarly, the dashshund scarf Les Teckels was given the update treatment. The cws were modernized, a bicolour border and a striped hem added, and even the name changed to Les Bassets.
The original issue:
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Les Pivoines is one of my favourite designs. The showy blooms spill out from a basket to fill the scarf in this vintage design.
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The flower's appearance in L'Ombre des Pivoines is equally showy but reinterpreted as dreamlike and ethereal.
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Dreams - a common theme in H scarves. Nuees Imaginaires illustrates a delightful collection of fantasy animals.
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The fairly ordered dream descends into chaos in the amazing Nothing But a Dreamer which plays with both subject and perspective.
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Take a look at your scarves. Do you see differences in the way a vintage design and a recent design treat the same subject? How does H update and change perennial favourites like Ex Libris and Brides de Gala? Come share with us your discoveries!