Can a thoughtful and sensitive designer for a famous and noble brand ignore the upheaval of demands and tastes of a new generation?
Or, to put it another way, can Hermès, which rose to fame with the quality of its saddles, gallop off in another direction away from the controversy around leather?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_S1yznb4g/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=dlfixHermès has long since risen beyond its roots and developed to create its famous silk scarves (the Queen of England wears them), handbags (used by Princess Grace of Monaco) and many more lines which combine to produce an enviable brand heritage.
The collection that creative director Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski sent out for spring/summer 2020 was strong on leather – at a time when many of the world’s younger generation are uncomfortable with animal-derived products.
