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textilegirl said:
I'm thrilled to have recently acquired a couple of new-to-me grails, one from the incomparable Year of India, and another a personal favorite if not a universally acclaimed 'grail'. Fantasies Indiennes appears reasonably often in the resale market, but usually in the 90cm silk twill. Here's the more rarely seen GM mousseline. The second is the CSGM of Annie Faivre's Art des Steppes, a design I adore... Yikes for the giant photos, but they do reveal the lovely details!

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Wow, these are both knockouts. I would love a moussie with bold colors like this, as I really can't pull off the wispy feathery look of most moussies. Congratulations to you!
 
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textilegirl said:
I'm thrilled to have recently acquired a couple of new-to-me grails, one from the incomparable Year of India, and another a personal favorite if not a universally acclaimed 'grail'. Fantasies Indiennes appears reasonably often in the resale market, but usually in the 90cm silk twill. Here's the more rarely seen GM mousseline. The second is the CSGM of Annie Faivre's Art des Steppes, a design I adore... Yikes for the giant photos, but they do reveal the lovely details!

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Oh my, congrats on acquiring two lovely grails! I especially love the bold colors of your moussie. Gorgeous!
 
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textilegirl said:
I'm thrilled to have recently acquired a couple of new-to-me grails, one from the incomparable Year of India, and another a personal favorite if not a universally acclaimed 'grail'. Fantasies Indiennes appears reasonably often in the resale market, but usually in the 90cm silk twill. Here's the more rarely seen GM mousseline. The second is the CSGM of Annie Faivre's Art des Steppes, a design I adore... Yikes for the giant photos, but they do reveal the lovely details!

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These new grails are so perfect on you dear friend. Your keen eye and color sense on what wirks for you are spot on! Enjoy these very rich designs of h glories!
 
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textilegirl said:
I'm thrilled to have recently acquired a couple of new-to-me grails, one from the incomparable Year of India, and another a personal favorite if not a universally acclaimed 'grail'. Fantasies Indiennes appears reasonably often in the resale market, but usually in the 90cm silk twill. Here's the more rarely seen GM mousseline. The second is the CSGM of Annie Faivre's Art des Steppes, a design I adore... Yikes for the giant photos, but they do reveal the lovely details!

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:woohoo: well done, both look great
 
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calexandre said:
I have a grail to share; it is by far my hardest-won H treasure. I've been searching for Ecume for as long as I've been collecting scarves-- almost a decade. Ecume was issued only once, in 1998, in a GM Mousseline and a CSGM. The second I saw a photograph of the design I fell in love with it, and was determined I would one day own either the moussie or the cashmere (or perhaps both!). But because of its scarcity, it only seems to come available once in a blue moon.

Finally, after years of stalking, a reputable reseller listed one at only a slight premium above the US boutique price. Usually I won't pay a premium *at all* (sorry to burst your bubbles, resellers reading this thread :p)-- I have infinite patience for "the hunt"-- but I didn't think twice about hitting the "buy" button on this one. The seller sent it out express from the Continent to the UK on January 30, and it was scanned out at the border. And then it vanished from tracking.

The seller and I spent the past two weeks haranguing our respective postal services, and I was starting to despair of ever seeing the scarf I'd waited for for so long. Then magically, last night, the parcel popped up on tracking again-- and arrived at my doorstep this afternoon. Then I had another fright when I saw that the parcel was soaked on one corner. Thankfully the Hermes box had absorbed all of the water, and I'm just fine with having a puckered and bubbly shawl box in order to have my pristine Ecume.

The color is very hard to capture-- a beautiful seafoam shade with leaf green and pale lemon accents. The detail and shading is incredible, and although I would love to be twins with @Chestnutty one day on the CSGM version, I am so pleased with the way that the sheerness of the fabric has a watery quality that suits the scarf's theme. :heart:

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