This Exhibition Shows What Makes Hermès, Hermès

Édouard Ambelouis, an Hermès leatherworker, stands squinting at a tiny seam along the top handle of the leather handbag occupying his work station. He then re-stitches it with a precision gained from 16 years spent returning worn and well-loved pieces to their just-purchased glory. On most days, Ambelouis restores Hermès leather goods from the seclusion of a private workshop. Today, he and his fellow artisans are pulling back the curtain for me and other visitors to the latest Hermès exhibition. “Hermès in the Making,” a traveling experience currently open in the Detroit suburb Troy, is the closest one can get… Read Full Article