HERMES New Equateur Tatouage Kennedy Loafer Moccasins Shoes Made in Italy

Hermes women's Kennedy loafer in light brown leather/top in Equateur Tatouage leather with hand-stitched "H" apron From the original description: "A long linen thread coated in beeswax, and two needles that the craftsman crosses back and forth with every stitch, forming a series of tight loops in a seam as strong as it is beautiful. This is the hand stitch, a stitch originally used by Hermès for making saddles. By applying it to shoes, Hermès has perpetuated this meticulous and precise expertise. In each suc- cessive collection, the hand stitch therefore ap- pears, perhaps to secure the apron of a moccasin, to highlight the stiffener or the upper of a richelieu or a derby, as if it were sealing the alliance between this ancient expertise and the shoemaker's craft." "Screen printing on leather is a complex production procedure that entails various intricate and specific treatments involving the participation of numerous different parties. This printing technique calls for stencils to be interposed between the ink and the leather. The stencils are of iconic designs borrowed from the world of silk and reproduced in select colorways. Screen printing on leather requires exceptional artisanal know-how and is used only for limited series."