Hermes S/s 2005

[breathe0xygen]

flowy dresses i love it!!!

 

[ChillChaser]

LOVE the scarf-like tops and dresses.

 

[classic1908]

Great Haut a Corroies carried by the model in the eighth post, I think. The shoulder Birkins do take some getting used to, though.

 

[Cheap&Chic-Moschino]

I love the white dress in the first post! Very nice

 

[saturnine]

Loving what JPG is doing for Hermes!

 

[Spacemiu]

i love the simplisity of the presentation

nice flowy collection

 

[Lena]

i seriously like this collection

here Suzy Menkes reporting, for IHT

At Hermès, the designer Jean Paul Gaultier brought to high luxury imagination and wit. The designer's second outing was even more powerful than the first, taking all the codes of this brand and transforming them effortlessly into light-handed modern clothes. From the charming Toile de Jouy prints on puff-sleeved, romantic blouses through platform sandals melding crocodile and snakeskin, this show was at the summit of sophistication.
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Its setting, in a private chapel attached to the Beaux Arts school, was suitably noble for Hermès. But, significantly, the equestrian statue and classical sculptures were visible only through a scrim, signaling that Gaultier would rein in the horsy elements.
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Instead there was a whisper of a tranquil sea in slender dresses with sailor collar and in the use of a color palette that included washed sand prints, butterscotch leather and a deep, bright navy. Gaultier said his inspirations were the icons of French chic, from Serge Gainsbourg through Jane Birkin - the kooky spirited woman who gave her name to the Hermès Birkin bag. (That was transformed this season in denim.) The designer's skill was in giving a modern edge: to classic Hermès scarf prints as a dress that made a gesture toward a sari and to the eternal white shirt and pants as the offhand chic of a white chiffon pleated sweater with linen pants. Even this season's ubiquitous espadrilles were made quietly luxurious with white satin ties. With this beautiful collection, it is possible to imagine that the Gaultier-Hermès partnership might have the endurance of Karl Lagerfeld with Chanel.
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[mikeijames]

there's something just a bit "obvious" about gaultier's work at hermes. it was ground breaking the first season, but now he seems to be steering this house down the same road as vuitton...a hermes garment could formerly only be recognized by its quality, this stuff is almost logoed...

but i can't knock him...maybe he's been charged to raise the cachet of hermes?

 

[stylegurrl]

I actually liked most of the clothing, however those big floppy hats....

 

[softgrey]

good article ...thanks for posting it lena...

 

[softgrey]

i think i really love the top with the hermes ribbon...i know it has logos all over...but it's so cute and clever and i always loved that ribbon...

 

[brian]

i think i really love the top with the hermes ribbon...i know it has logos all over...but it's so cute and clever and i always loved that ribbon...

i love it, too, so much. i don't really consider the hermes ribbon with the other logowhore garbage. the hermes ribbon is in another class...it's just so... beyond that