Easy one... Hermes boxes were grainy paper but then came the Occupation and the only color avaliable was orange. When the Occupation was over they kept the orange as their signature color because it was "remarkable - a conncentrate of modernity, energy and visibility"
Last March, a few designers embraced the one off ad. Ads are expensive, and if you've got the momentum of a Rodarte or a Phillip Lim, unnecessary (for now). Unless of course the economy tanks. One of the designers who gave the idea a shot, Zac Posen, shot this ad…
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I know a bit about clothes and maybe kind of a lot about shoes, but when it came to sunglasses, I was clueless. Until last week when I spent the morning at Silver Lining Opticians. It's a hole in the wall on Thompson Street run by Jordan Silver and Erik…
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posted by guest
Apr 29, 2009 4:33PM
Easy one... Hermes boxes were grainy paper but then came the Occupation and the only color avaliable was orange. When the Occupation was over they kept the orange as their signature color because it was "remarkable - a conncentrate of modernity, energy and visibility"