Hermès: Straight from the Horse's Mouth

BEAUTIFUL FORMAT: Presented in an exquisite package that matches the brand''s enduring aesthetic. GIFT APPEAL: The perfect gift for Hermes and fashion enthusiasts. SUCCESSFUL TRACK: Follows Alice Charbin''s Hermes: Heavenly Days, which has sold more than 20,000 copies since its publication in March 2020.

Auteur

After studying history, linguistics, and semiology, Luc Charbin worked in publishing before specializing in genealogy and writing family histories. Hermes: Straight from the Horse’s Mouth is his first book as solo author.
Alice Charbin studied illustration in London. She is the author of numerous children’s books and of Hermès: Heavenly Days, the fruit of 15 years of work for the Hermès website.

Texte du rabat

This irresistible, authorized, illustrated gift book from the luxury brand Hermes is an homage, in stories and drawings, to the artisans and craftsmen who have been the foundation of the iconic brand since its beginnings as a saddle-maker. A concise and witty company history, the book shares genuine love for the craft of producing luxury goods of the highest quality. Even if you can't afford to buy your partner a Hermes bag or wallet, you can afford to give them this enchanting book.

Résumé
This irresistible, authorized, illustrated gift book from the luxury brand Hermès is an homage, in stories and drawings, to the artisans and craftsmen who have been the foundation of the iconic brand since its beginnings as a saddle-maker for the carriage trade in 19th-century Paris. The stories are short, pithy, often quite witty, and they include first-person accounts from the leather artisans, silk manufacturers, and goldsmiths, gardeners, window dressers, designers, and electricians who have plied their craft at Hermes.We learn about quirky characters in the atelier who refuse to share their tools, of an elevator ride with a visiting President Nixon that went badly wrong, of a life-sized white rhinoceros made for a window display that disappears in Switzerland, reappears in Colorado, and returns, eventually, to Paris. A concise and witty company history, the book shares genuine love for the craft of producing luxury goods of the highest quality. Even if you can't afford to buy your partner a Hermès bag or wallet, you can afford to give them this enchanting book.