Lick your summer lips with Hermès

For over a century, Hermès has embraced and promoted every permutation of the stripe.

The pattern debuted on the Rocabar blanket, made in 1903 by Scottish artisans who called it the “rug à barres”. Fine bands of colour were also painted on horse-drawn carriages as another example of how stripes appeared in the equestrian world.

In the 1920s, the Hermès stripe characterising emblematic motifs of jockey silks was taken to the seaside. The joyful and sunny stripes marked the return of summer days, and echoed the vibrations and waves of the ocean.

Notable pieces from its archives include a beach bag, a jacket and parasols in striped canvas evoking the work of…