Here we are 7 days before the start of the official start of sale for the Autumn/Winter season scarves ( in the UK) and the store still haven't received their order of the Kawa Ora colourway that I am most interested in. I know from talking to the SAs that sometimes what they order doesn't arrive at all. I also know - again from interrogating my poor SAs - that they have only ordered 2 of the colourway I'm interested in. And yet I tried it on (twice) months ago in London. They did say when I went into store a month or so ago that they hadn't received any silk for weeks and weeks so maybe what we are seeing is the last glut of spring seasons getting distributed.
There are so many things to bear in mind:-
1) has the buyer ordered any of the design you are interested in at all?
2) Have they ordered any of the colourway you are interested in and if so how many and have you expressed so serious an interest that you get called when it does come in?
3) Is your local store a flagship ( St Barts for instance that seems to get first dibs on anything for the very good reason it sells the most stuff per square retail foot of any of the Hermes stores) or is it regarded as new or business as usual? When Hermes decamped in Manchester entirely into Selfridges the store was regarded as a new one and had its ordered goods prioritised for delivery. That period has now expired but the Selfridges in London has moved into a new bigger space and it is now regarded as new and gets its order delivered as a priority - hence I've done virtually all my spending in London rather than Manchester this season.
4) These things come from a finite manufacturing capacity so stuff will naturally rumble out all across the year.
I think the zen approach is best - but I am still training myself to stop worrying about what I can and cannot have. Always best to be absolutely thrilled by something you see in store whether you are waiting for it or not.It's Hermes' job to delight us not our job to be in thrall to it.
There are so many things to bear in mind:-
1) has the buyer ordered any of the design you are interested in at all?
2) Have they ordered any of the colourway you are interested in and if so how many and have you expressed so serious an interest that you get called when it does come in?
3) Is your local store a flagship ( St Barts for instance that seems to get first dibs on anything for the very good reason it sells the most stuff per square retail foot of any of the Hermes stores) or is it regarded as new or business as usual? When Hermes decamped in Manchester entirely into Selfridges the store was regarded as a new one and had its ordered goods prioritised for delivery. That period has now expired but the Selfridges in London has moved into a new bigger space and it is now regarded as new and gets its order delivered as a priority - hence I've done virtually all my spending in London rather than Manchester this season.
4) These things come from a finite manufacturing capacity so stuff will naturally rumble out all across the year.
I think the zen approach is best - but I am still training myself to stop worrying about what I can and cannot have. Always best to be absolutely thrilled by something you see in store whether you are waiting for it or not.It's Hermes' job to delight us not our job to be in thrall to it.
I hope to be your scarf twin...
