Mors a Jouets Chemise Detail

Scarf title: Mors a Jouets Chemise Detail

Dimension: 90 x 90cm

Artist name: Henri d’Origny

Year of issue:

Collection: Fall/Winter 2019

Feature: Bridles, mouthing bits

Material: 100% silk

Product reference: H003414S

Colourway number: 12 (Bleu De Chine/Crème)

Hermes retail price: USD435 (SGD680), year 2021

Estimated resale value:

Image credit: Hermes

The Story Behind

Henri d’Origny’s design Mors à jouets is one of the house’s great equestrian classics. Placed in the horse’s mouth and connected to the reins, the bit allows the rider to steer his mount. They are called à jouets (“mouthing bits”) when they are dotted with small beads of metal that encourage salivation and help the animal to relax its mouth. A detail of this composition has been enlarged to become the subject of the scarf itself. Set against a background of fine stripes reminiscent of the cotton weaves used to make men’s shirts, it becomes the Mors à jouets chemise.

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