That's the reason why I passed too.Oh ... I don't like this
Thanks for the info.
Scarves ........The Fall 2016 Scarves........
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Congrats and thank you for sharing, Canuck! I esp. love the classic Springs! in that cw. And so nice to be twins on the Lalbhai.
The scarves larger than 90cm in silk and all cashmere are hand screened, there is not a machine process as far as I'm aware to do such large format printing.
In my opinion H has found a wonderful balance of merging technology with their traditional methods. New silk techniques ensure colors don't run or fade which is a great benefit. Not every company uses technology to cut corners, if they no longer hand screen I don't think it would detract from the scarf.
About screened vs ink jet printing, many of the reissues are no longer screened the way they used to be. Hermes has always been quiet about that, to point of letting everyone be blissfully thinking the printing process has not changed. I doubt an SA would know for certain how a design is made.
An obvious difference is the addition of colors in the backgrounds, all that remix stuff, color blocks. That hides the fact that the design itself printed quite differently - fewer screens/colors.
One possibility: new issues have less shades of gold (for ex) in the gold hardware. The result is more comic book / graphic looking than the original printing due to lack of color nuances.
Another possibility is the use of a finesse style - pen & ink line drawing designs which are testament to the fewer screen trend. The tattoo series , the bandanna, this seasons legendes de l arbre are examples, C est la Fete CS scarf.
Ink jet printing is yet another possibility. I think all (most) of the 70s, maxi twillies etc are done that way. Maybe not the twill 90s. Could not say about the 140s. My silk 140s certainly look to have been inkjet printed.
How can you tell? An experienced eye can tell the difference. The easiest way is to put two scarves (new & old) alongside one another and compare some detailed sections. Are they identical ? Does the new designs look blurry ? less crisp ? Those are signs of ink jet printing. Count the colors - fewer means elimination of screens.
An obvious difference is the addition of colors in the backgrounds, all that remix stuff, color blocks. That hides the fact that the design itself printed quite differently - fewer screens/colors.
One possibility: new issues have less shades of gold (for ex) in the gold hardware. The result is more comic book / graphic looking than the original printing due to lack of color nuances.
Another possibility is the use of a finesse style - pen & ink line drawing designs which are testament to the fewer screen trend. The tattoo series , the bandanna, this seasons legendes de l arbre are examples, C est la Fete CS scarf.
Ink jet printing is yet another possibility. I think all (most) of the 70s, maxi twillies etc are done that way. Maybe not the twill 90s. Could not say about the 140s. My silk 140s certainly look to have been inkjet printed.
How can you tell? An experienced eye can tell the difference. The easiest way is to put two scarves (new & old) alongside one another and compare some detailed sections. Are they identical ? Does the new designs look blurry ? less crisp ? Those are signs of ink jet printing. Count the colors - fewer means elimination of screens.
Just posting a couple of my new acquisitions. Like @rainneday, I'm having a little difficulty showing the true colour of Au Bout du Monde cw04, so have included my colvert B for reference & to try & tempt @Pocketbook Pup (I hope I've got the colvert fan right!).
Also yesterday's sole purchase at FSH (not a huge amount of new season there yet), Hermès Electrique cw08 brique/orange/prune.
Also yesterday's sole purchase at FSH (not a huge amount of new season there yet), Hermès Electrique cw08 brique/orange/prune.
Hi! Congratulations. Nice choices. Yes you got the Colvert addict right and you did tempt me. I'll be trying it. [emoji4]
Thanks hclubfan - I have one summer silk of the Lalbhai and it is definitely lighter than the current Fall version that is being offered. But for me this silk while heavier, was not unwieldly and felt very luxurious, its not stiff. Probably couldn't wear it in summer but I think it would be fine for Fall and Spring. Hopefully the CW will pop back up again or maybe be available in store. I noticed that a lot of the Spring 2016 scarves and shawls mysteriously appeared on the Canadian website in this past month or so, some I hadn't previously seen on line previously. Anyways, hope you bring one home!
Thank you very much for that description CanuckBagLover! I love the Lalbhai design and really hope to add your cw soon! I am stalking both my SA and the website!
Found another CW of Carre en Boucles shawl on the French website which I don't think has been posted CW 08 (along with the previous 2 I managed to track down).
Would help if postedt he attachment (but I think after all this may have been shown).
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Congrats, and thanks for sharing!
I love how you tied H Electrique - so fun with the polka dots!
Pardon me, as I have not followed the thread very well....which silks are only printed on one side this coming season?
THNks in advance!
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Lovely! I have tried not to look at the H Electrique but it ties so nicely and I'm a sucker for polka dots!