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• Hermes is a Paris-based fashion, perfume, and leather goods company founded by Thierry Hermes in 1837. What began as a company that made leather saddles soon transitioned into trunks and bags and then an eventual transition into handbags and ready to wear fashion. Seven generations later the Hermes family has still retained its legacy. Two of their most famous products are their Silk Scarves and the Birkin Bag.

• Fast Facts

  1. Founded: 1837 http://www.toffsworld.com/fashion_design...
  2. Founder: Thierry Hermes http://www.toffsworld.com/fashion_design...
  3. First Half of 2009: Hermes sales are up 7.6% to Euro 874.9 million http://www.hermes-international.com/en/2...
  4. 2007 Net Profit: Euro 288 million http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=RMS.P...
  5. Leather Goods: 41.5% of total sales http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=RMS.P...
  6. Last Hermes Generation Chairman: Jean-Louis Dumas http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/3UIZ...
  7. Memeber of: Chambre Syndicale du Pret-a-Porter http://www.toffsworld.com/fashion_design...
  8. Current Chairman: Patrick Thomas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermès

• The Silk Scarf

  The famous Hermes silk scarf was first created in 1928 and soon became one of their most notable products. A scarf factory was established in 1937 to focus on the silk creations which are hand-printed using up to 30 multiple screens for each color on the scarf. One of their highest selling scarves is The Brides De Gala scarf introduced in the 1970s.

• Silk Scarf Facts

  1. First silk Hermes scarf was produced in 1928 http://www.losangeles-shop.com/stores/he...
  2. A Hermes scarf is sold somewhere in the world every 25 seconds http://www.losangeles-shop.com/stores/he...
  3. Lovers of the Hermes scarf: Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Sharon Stone, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Madonna
  4. Scarves retail at $325 - Birkin bags retail at $7500

• The Birkin Bag

  The Birkin Bag is a high end bag from the leather goods area of Hermes named after British born actress Jane Birkin. Each bag is handmade, takes up to 48 hours to craft, and shipped in inconsistent quantities which makes them intentionally exclusive.

• Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes

  At the 2008 Geneva Motor Show Hermes and Bugatti presnted their Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes. Hermes was responsible for the interior design of the car and did their part in increasing the supercar's price to Euro 1.55 million.http://www.worldcarfans.com/10803041978/bugatti-veyron-fbg-par-hermes-in-detail In the 1920's these two luxury brands came together before. The two men of the brands, Emile Hermes and Ettore Bugatti, collaborated about the Bugatti Royale and a suitcase.http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-bugatti-veyron-fbg-by-hermes-scepter-and-empire-no/

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