High Craftsman
While I am overwhelmed at the prices and opulence that surrounds the Hermes stores at the mall and Duty Free, it is refreshing to know the amount of craftsmanship that goes into the pieces. Whether or not that makes it worth it is a topic for extended discussion and one that I am inherently interested in.
http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/herms-and-craftsmanship/?smid=pl-share
Hermès hosted a Fashion Week cocktail party and dinner in a deconsecrated Park Avenue church, a fine place in which to gather a group of prosperous New Yorkers to show reverence for the efforts that go into making a Kelly bag.