The former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has become in recent years a fashionista who has a creative and become recognized by the fashion world. Its looks are scrutinized and we see it is heavily loaded with French designers.
In this photo taken in Beverly Hills, Victoria Beckham wearing a pair of designer Isabel Funny, she is a fan, Christian Louboutin shoes and an Hermes handbag must … So fashion!
Hermes is one of the first symbols of French luxury: always, the house embodies the elegance and good taste to the French.
Thierry Hermes founded the first store in 1837, rue Basse du Rempart (a street that has now disappeared) near the Church of the Madeleine. It sells all kinds of harness and horse accessories.
At the end of the century, his son Charles Émile Hermès decided to set up shop at 24 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore (where it still operates) and extends the range to bags and leather bags. Therefore, the company is facing the luxury and upscale. Quickly, Hermès develops a prestigious clientele made up of royalty and presidents.
Over the decades, the company remains in the hands of Hermes and the family continues to grow.
In the 50′s, the famous Kelly bag, inspired by the actress Grace Kelly made the reputation of the house and people like Ingrid Bergman or Jackie Kennedy become unconditional brand.
In 1984, the Birkin bag is a classic: timeless and ever timely. This is Jean-Louis Dumas, the CEO at the time who had the idea of this bag practical, functional and stylish while traveling with the muse of Serge Gainsbourg. The bag is made in limited series and for the model collector crocodile leather, it takes € 97 000!
The best seller is the famous Hermes silk scarf, a cult object of 90 cm square at the origin (now its dimensions are 70 cm by 70 cm). Each piece is unique and scarf is sold around the world every 20 seconds. There are to date more than 1500 references of the scarf, with hundreds of designers have succeeded every time to create unique designs.
In the late 70s, a descendant, Jean Rene Hermes, takes control of the company and under his leadership, clothing lines, jewelry and porcelain are created. It boosts the image of Hermes and invents new collections of Hermes handbags, ready-to-wear, perfumes, watches, jewelry …
The financial health of the group is so prosperous, so he bought the luxury brand of shoes John Lobb.
In 2005, an incident in the news: Oprah Winfrey, the famous and powerful American host is denied access to a shop and accuses the house of racism. She then called for a boycott of products and the representative of Hermès is moving on the same TV studio to make her a public apology.
In 2004, Jean-Paul Gaultier is designated to lead the women’s collections. He brings home a touch of eccentricity and modernity while respecting its traditions and its image.
Since 2007, Pierre Alexis Dumas replaced his father as head of art direction. Under his leadership, quality remains a high demand and a family affair. Currently, the family has more than 90% stake in the company and continue to watch over the legacy of his illustrious grandfather … Each step, from design to sale, is controlled by the family members. All products manufactured under the control of the brand is sold exclusively through a network of selected stores.
In 2006, Jean-Louis Dumas, patient, hands over to Patrick Thomas. Unfortunately he died four years later, on 1 May 2010. Just one month later, another blow that struck the group still mourning: Jean-Paul Gaultier leaves the artistic director of Hermes to concentrate on personal projects. Christophe Lemaire is replacing him at short notice. The young designer took an unusual path, hired by Lacoste in 2000, will present his first collection for Hermes Spring-Summer in October 2010.
Today, the ambition of the management group is to develop a strong growth in the U.S., to offset lower results in Asia, where Hermes realized over 27% of its sales.
Hermes employs over 4,000 employees worldwide and has over 250 outlets. Each year, the group more than 1, 5 billion in revenue and, despite the current context, the house still does not know the crisis.
Ashley Tisdale does not give up the style while strolling in Los Angeles with his mother.
Ashley has presented Tuesday the release of the DVD and Blu-ray to Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure (we talked about you here) and yesterday has donated an afternoon with her mother Lisa strolling in Beverly Hills.
Ashley was wearing dark jeans and flared, in true 70s style, matching t-shirt and gray vest, black leather.
To complete the look Ashley added a gray hat with applications Birkin Bag and a fabulous blue Hermès.
What do you think of the look of Ashley Tisdale?
After a period of eleven years has luxury group Hermes decided interest in the fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier to get rid of. With the pending sale will end a long collaboration between the two companies.
The clothing is now available in the shops of Hermès is the latest collection by Jean Paul Gaultier. Last year the French designer known for his Hermès, where he was artistic director since 2003, to leave. The two remained linked, to date, Hermès a 45 percent interest in the company of Gaultier. The purchase of these occurred in 1999, when Hermes bought 35 percent in the fashion house of Gaultier for about $ 23 million with an option to also buy the remaining 55 percent. Hermès in 2008 increased its stake to 45 percent today. The rest is owned by Gaultier himself. The Hermes handbag maker made Friday in a two-line press release that it has been approached by “several parties” interested in the 45 percent interest. Experts estimate the market value of the fashion house of Gaultier in an amount ranging from tens to hundreds of millions of euros. In 2009, Gaultier’s home sales drop 19 percent to handle, it still sold for 23 million euros.