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The Hermes Cape Cod watch is a relatively new additon to the Hermes line, it was designed by Henri d'Origny in 1991. The shape was inspired by a solitary anchor chain link.

The Cape Cod GM model, above, is $1,850. It's made in Switzerland with quartz movement, stainless steel case and black barenia double tour leather strap.  The back is just as nice as the front:

This is one of those things that one can treasure for a lifetime and then pass it on to someone. Thus, on a cost per use basis, the price is quite reasonable.

Hermes has released some new scarves for Fall 2009.

Here are two of the new ones that I like:

La Femme aux Semelles de Vent ($375)

Christopher Columbus ($375)

 

 

It's nice to treat yourself to an Hermes scarf in the Spring (or Summer, Fall or Winter for that matter).  Here's my pick: Promenade Au Pays de Cezanne. Silk twill, hand-rolled, 36 inches square, $375.00. This one comes in 4 different color ways, but this is clearly the best one.

Wow, isn't that beautiful, it really looks like the South of France.  I'm not going to get one though.  I am going to go shopping in my own closet.  I think I have about 8 Hermes scarves, and I haven't got them out for a while.  I've been taking a scarf break.  But I should get out my little orange scarf tying book and get inspired.

The Hermes sample sale at the Metropolitan Pavilion (123 West 18th Street, betw. 6th & 7th) starts today!

The hours are today through Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm.  Good luck!

Harper Collins is sponsoring a sweepstakes for a Hermes Birkin bag in conjuction with the April 22 release of the new book, "Bringing Home the Birkin" by Michael Tonello.  You can enter here.

Woo hoo!  Who wouldn't kill for a free Birkin bag!?  The book sounds pretty good too.  It's a true story about this man and how came to do what he does: track down Birkin bags for people who don't want to wait forever for one on the Hermes waiting list.  Just the sort of light entertainment that's good for a "beach read".

Yesterday I mentioned the Hermes Beach Towel as the ultimate beach towel... well start saving now, they've gone up to $510!  A few years ago (ok maybe more than a few - around yr. 2000) they were $400.  I had a beautiful penguin one, but it got left at an old boyfriend's beach house.  Woe is me.  :-(

Their online selection isn't that good, but here are a few that they sell online.  They have many more at the stores, especially the Madison Ave boutique.

Aren't they beautiful! And the quality of the cotton is superb, it's really thick and the towel has nice hemmed edges and is a decent size of 36 x 60". I love the seahorses...want it!

In case you're going to buy a trench coat and you need a new scarf too - - check out this GORGEOUS Hermes!  I love the color and the nautical design.

The square scarves now cost $355. Wow, I remember when they were $250. The dollar being in the crapper sure sucks. If you don't have an Hermes store near you, you can buy online at www.hermes.com, but the selection is severely limited.  But they do have some of their fabulous bracelets online, like this one, which is perfect if you have an H name.

I have loved Hermes scarves ever since I went to their Paris store (24 rue du Faubourg St-Honoré) in 2000 and had a scarf tying lesson and tour of their upstairs leather atelier.  I got my first scarf there - Brazil in the medium blue and orange colorway.  As soon as I got back to New York I got my second one - Hula in the black colorway.

The patterns on Hermes scarves are truly like art, they are so beautiful!  In fact, it wouldn't be a bad idea to frame one and hang it on your wall.  The quality of the silk, the printing and the hand rolled edges are also what set Hermes scarves apart.

These are square scarves, so they can be hard to wear if you don't know what to do with them.  Hermes used to give you a cute little hardcover book when you bought a scarf as a gift, but they don't have them anymore...  You can download the book in a pdf file from the Hermes website though (www.hermes.com).  You can also buy the book on ebay, although I've seen them for as high as $45.00 which seems ridiculous for a book that is so tiny (it is about 3 inches square) and that was originally free!

One of my favorite scarf tying ideas is the scarf shirt.  Here's what you do:  Lay the scarf out flat.  Pick it up at the center middle and let the rest of the scarf fall aside.  Tie a knot here.  Then take the 2 upper corners and tie them around your neck and the bottom 2 corners and tie them around your waist.  Then you just need to arrange the neck so it drapes nicely.  Madonna wore another variation of the scarf shirt in the movie Swept Away (see below).  Her scarf was La Vie a Cheval in the black and yellow colorway.