6/18/2023 0 Comments Hermes comDue to this, Emile-Maurice gains exclusive rights to the use of the zipper on leather goods and clothing, becoming the first person in France to introduce the device.ġ918 - Hermes introduce the first leather golf jacket with a zipper, crafted for Edward, Prince of Wales. Here, he continues with the saddler artisan and focuses on international retail sales with lines catering to the elite of Europe, Russia, North Africa, Asia, and the Americas.ġ900 - With the help of his sons, Adolphe and Emile-Maurice, Charles-Emile designs the ‘Haut a Courroies’ bag, intended to allow riders to carry their saddles with them.ġ902 - Charles-Emile retires, leaving the business to his sons, Adolphe and Emile-Maurice, who rename it Hermes Freres, or Hermes Brothers.ġ914 - Emile-Maurice begins furnishing the czar of Russia with saddles and up to 80 saddle craftsmen are employed by the workshop. The house also creates wrought iron harnesses and bridles for carriage trade.ġ855 - The high quality wrought harnesses and bridles crafted by Hermes gain recognition, winning several awards including the First Class Medal of the Exposition of Paris.ġ867 - Hermes wins the First Class Medal for the second time at the Expositions Universelles in Paris.ġ880 - Hermes’s son, Charles-Emile Hermes, takes over management of his father’s workshop and moves the store to a different location, on 24 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, where it remains to this day. His workshop serves the noblemen of Europe. learns the trade of leather making and begins crafting harnesses.ġ831 - Thierry and his wife, Petronille Pierrtant, welcome their first son and eventual heir to the Hermes throne, Charles-Emile Hermes into the world.ġ837 - Thierry Hermes establishes the French house of Hermes as a harness workshop along the Grands Boulevards quarter of Paris. The town of Krefeld is known as ‘Stadt wie Samt und Seide’, or ‘City of Velvet and Silk’, due to its strong textile history.ġ828 - The Hermes family move to Pont Audemer, north of Paris, where Thierry Jr. Hermes Timelineġ801 - Thierry Hermes is born in Krefeld, Germany to a French immigrant father, Thierry Hermes, and a German mother, Agnese Kuhnen. They have certainly come a long way in the last two centuries and today, we dig a little deeper into the story of this iconic brand. From beginnings in saddlery and fine equestrian leather goods, Hermes today are best known for their handbags as well as a range of other superior items. Family-owned for five generations, the label is a symbol of class worldwide. Hermes is a fashion house steeped in history and tradition.
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