Scrolling through HGs and eye candy - such loveliness! I got a good friend to ID the birds on my Les Ouiseaux des Champs et des Bois - he got all of them except the American ones - it's now firmly written down in my scarf folder
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Scrolling through HGs and eye candy - such loveliness! I got a good friend to ID the birds on my Les Ouiseaux des Champs et des Bois - he got all of them except the American ones - it's now firmly written down in my scarf folder
Or, you could hunt down the pink version of the Tout Coeur - it took me forever to get one - subsequently I hunted the stamps with the same motive and framed them - everyone needs matching scarves and stamps of course
Been a while since I've gotten to share here with a personal grail scarf.
It all started back when I bought my first twilly. Also listed at that time was an Amours pocket scarf (might have been moussie???) which I promptly dubbed "Naked Cherubs" (!) and like an idiot, I told myself I could only pick one (have since learned my lesson). So I picked the twilly. By the time I decided I really ought to have gotten Naked Cherubs, it was gone. And so commenced the moaning and gnashing of teeth. I started searching, occasionally finding one on auction, then dropping the ball again and forgetting to bid, or deciding too late. Too big, wrong color, really want a moussie....wait they want how much for that pocket square???? You know how it goes. Occasionally I would see a Jaquard listed, put in a watch list and ponder....
That's how this one came about. It had been sitting in my watch list for some time and I had played a silly game on my phone and received this fortune "You will find something you don't need at a price you can't resist" and I was like "story of my life!"
The next day I got not an 8% Ebay bucks offer, not a 10% eBay bucks offer, but a 15% offer, and of course, my mind immediately went to the overpriced Amours jacquard scarf.
It was wrinkled and dirty, and so generally of questionable condition from the pics. But hey! That's pretty much like issuing a direct challenge to me (hold my beer!), you know??? I made a lowball offer (because of said condition, and told the seller why) and well, here it is! I figured I'd have my work cut out for me to clean it up and was not mistaken.
I know Croisette is my twin on this one, and I haven't looked to see what year it might be from, so if anyone knows, I'd love to hear!
Pre-cleaning: is that dirt or just wrinkles?????
Here....hold my beer...
And from SOTD:
Usually I am not all that drawn to this kind of blue, but with the pale green border and all the darker details, I think it works well.
Thank you for letting me share another cringeworthy episode of "Can You Even Fix That???" (mostly, yes, but it took every trick I had and 3 washes....)
It all started back when I bought my first twilly. Also listed at that time was an Amours pocket scarf (might have been moussie???) which I promptly dubbed "Naked Cherubs" (!) and like an idiot, I told myself I could only pick one (have since learned my lesson). So I picked the twilly. By the time I decided I really ought to have gotten Naked Cherubs, it was gone. And so commenced the moaning and gnashing of teeth. I started searching, occasionally finding one on auction, then dropping the ball again and forgetting to bid, or deciding too late. Too big, wrong color, really want a moussie....wait they want how much for that pocket square???? You know how it goes. Occasionally I would see a Jaquard listed, put in a watch list and ponder....
That's how this one came about. It had been sitting in my watch list for some time and I had played a silly game on my phone and received this fortune "You will find something you don't need at a price you can't resist" and I was like "story of my life!"
The next day I got not an 8% Ebay bucks offer, not a 10% eBay bucks offer, but a 15% offer, and of course, my mind immediately went to the overpriced Amours jacquard scarf.
It was wrinkled and dirty, and so generally of questionable condition from the pics. But hey! That's pretty much like issuing a direct challenge to me (hold my beer!), you know??? I made a lowball offer (because of said condition, and told the seller why) and well, here it is! I figured I'd have my work cut out for me to clean it up and was not mistaken.
I know Croisette is my twin on this one, and I haven't looked to see what year it might be from, so if anyone knows, I'd love to hear!
Pre-cleaning: is that dirt or just wrinkles?????
Here....hold my beer...
And from SOTD:
Usually I am not all that drawn to this kind of blue, but with the pale green border and all the darker details, I think it works well.
Thank you for letting me share another cringeworthy episode of "Can You Even Fix That???" (mostly, yes, but it took every trick I had and 3 washes....)
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Been a while since I've gotten to share here with a personal grail scarf.
It all started back when I bought my first twilly. Also listed at that time was an Amours pocket scarf (might have been moussie???) which I promptly dubbed "Naked Cherubs" (!) and like an idiot, I told myself I could only pick one (have since learned my lesson). So I picked the twilly. By the time I decided I really ought to have gotten Naked Cherubs, it was gone. And so commenced the moaning and gnashing of teeth. I started searching, occasionally finding one on auction, then dropping the ball again and forgetting to bid, or deciding too late. Too big, wrong color, really want a moussie....wait they want how much for that pocket square???? You know how it goes. Occasionally I would see a Jaquard listed, put in a watch list and ponder....
That's how this one came about. It had been sitting in my watch list for some time and I had played a silly game on my phone and received this fortune "You will find something you don't need at a price you can't resist" and I was like "story of my life!"
The next day I got not an 8% Ebay bucks offer, not a 10% eBay bucks offer, but a 15% offer, and of course, my mind immediately went to the overpriced Amours jacquard scarf.
It was wrinkled and dirty, and so generally of questionable condition from the pics. But hey! That's pretty much like issuing a direct challenge to me (hold my beer!), you know??? I made a lowball offer (because of said condition, and told the seller why) and well, here it is! I figured I'd have my work cut out for me to clean it up and was not mistaken.
I know Croisette is my twin on this one, and I haven't looked to see what year it might be from, so if anyone knows, I'd love to hear!
Pre-cleaning: is that dirt or just wrinkles?????
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Here....hold my beer...
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And from SOTD:
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Usually I am not all that drawn to this kind of blue, but with the pale green border and all the darker details, I think it works well.
Thank you for letting me share another cringeworthy episode of "Can You Even Fix That???" (mostly, yes, but it took every trick I had and 3 washes....)
Well done - a lovely and unusual find
Been a while since I've gotten to share here with a personal grail scarf.
It all started back when I bought my first twilly. Also listed at that time was an Amours pocket scarf (might have been moussie???) which I promptly dubbed "Naked Cherubs" (!) and like an idiot, I told myself I could only pick one (have since learned my lesson). So I picked the twilly. By the time I decided I really ought to have gotten Naked Cherubs, it was gone. And so commenced the moaning and gnashing of teeth. I started searching, occasionally finding one on auction, then dropping the ball again and forgetting to bid, or deciding too late. Too big, wrong color, really want a moussie....wait they want how much for that pocket square???? You know how it goes. Occasionally I would see a Jaquard listed, put in a watch list and ponder....
That's how this one came about. It had been sitting in my watch list for some time and I had played a silly game on my phone and received this fortune "You will find something you don't need at a price you can't resist" and I was like "story of my life!"
The next day I got not an 8% Ebay bucks offer, not a 10% eBay bucks offer, but a 15% offer, and of course, my mind immediately went to the overpriced Amours jacquard scarf.
It was wrinkled and dirty, and so generally of questionable condition from the pics. But hey! That's pretty much like issuing a direct challenge to me (hold my beer!), you know??? I made a lowball offer (because of said condition, and told the seller why) and well, here it is! I figured I'd have my work cut out for me to clean it up and was not mistaken.
I know Croisette is my twin on this one, and I haven't looked to see what year it might be from, so if anyone knows, I'd love to hear!
Pre-cleaning: is that dirt or just wrinkles?????
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Here....hold my beer...
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And from SOTD:
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Usually I am not all that drawn to this kind of blue, but with the pale green border and all the darker details, I think it works well.
Thank you for letting me share another cringeworthy episode of "Can You Even Fix That???" (mostly, yes, but it took every trick I had and 3 washes....)
Congrats bunnycat! Amours looks fab on you! It is amazing how the universe sometimes aligns itself and everything comes together.
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)-- 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.
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Confess I am new to Hermes World. Jumped in last November. Tonight I was wandering thru Piwigo animal sections and happened upon this Scarf Ecume. There is a picture of the moussie - your exact scarf. Just looked unbelievably lovely. I can understand the patient wait. Wonderful.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
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.
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This is my grail scarf. It's an Annie Faivre design in my favorite color way. It's extra special because a dear friend gave it to me
This is my grail scarf. It's an Annie Faivre design in my favorite color way. It's extra special because a dear friend gave it to me
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Such a cute parrot[emoji173]️ Love the history of your scarf and the colours are striking.
we are twins on thatHappy to share this beauty with you all, it is a design I had been admiring from afar for quite a while now. It's in excellent condition and I found it for significantly below retail so I'm really, really happy!
Nuess Imaginaires in the black cw.
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Congratulations!Been a while since I've gotten to share here with a personal grail scarf.
It all started back when I bought my first twilly. Also listed at that time was an Amours pocket scarf (might have been moussie???) which I promptly dubbed "Naked Cherubs" (!) and like an idiot, I told myself I could only pick one (have since learned my lesson). So I picked the twilly. By the time I decided I really ought to have gotten Naked Cherubs, it was gone. And so commenced the moaning and gnashing of teeth. I started searching, occasionally finding one on auction, then dropping the ball again and forgetting to bid, or deciding too late. Too big, wrong color, really want a moussie....wait they want how much for that pocket square???? You know how it goes. Occasionally I would see a Jaquard listed, put in a watch list and ponder....
That's how this one came about. It had been sitting in my watch list for some time and I had played a silly game on my phone and received this fortune "You will find something you don't need at a price you can't resist" and I was like "story of my life!"
The next day I got not an 8% Ebay bucks offer, not a 10% eBay bucks offer, but a 15% offer, and of course, my mind immediately went to the overpriced Amours jacquard scarf.
It was wrinkled and dirty, and so generally of questionable condition from the pics. But hey! That's pretty much like issuing a direct challenge to me (hold my beer!), you know??? I made a lowball offer (because of said condition, and told the seller why) and well, here it is! I figured I'd have my work cut out for me to clean it up and was not mistaken.
I know Croisette is my twin on this one, and I haven't looked to see what year it might be from, so if anyone knows, I'd love to hear!
Pre-cleaning: is that dirt or just wrinkles?????
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Here....hold my beer...
View attachment 3709951
And from SOTD:
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Usually I am not all that drawn to this kind of blue, but with the pale green border and all the darker details, I think it works well.
Thank you for letting me share another cringeworthy episode of "Can You Even Fix That???" (mostly, yes, but it took every trick I had and 3 washes....)
I totally identify with your 'starter' story, on the other hand others had a tough time living with the consequences of less indiscriminate purchases , and from what I've seen of your enviable collection you made/make excellent choices.
Love your new-to-you scarf. I always wonder what people do with their scarves to get them in such a state. So glad that beauty has found its way into your safe hands.
This is my grail scarf. It's an Annie Faivre design in my favorite color way. It's extra special because a dear friend gave it to me
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Twins on the scarf, Luccibag.
What an adorable sun conure. My family had a half moon conure when I was a child. Such a sweet bird and she passed away at ripe old age of 29. My father was her special person and she spent most of the day riding his shoulder around the house.