It's funny how new businesses start up. I find they sort of naturally morph into something rather different from what you first expected them to be. HermesScarf.co.uk emerged from the first Lockdown: New, Pre-Worn and vintage used Hermes scarves. I found it impossible to indulge in day-time telly-watching, while all my lovely B&B guests were forced into cancelling their bookings by the busload. So I thought I might spend my time in a little buying and selling - of what, I had no idea! Beautiful chests? Gorgeous pieces of china? E-bikes? Well over the months I found I'd focussed on designer scarves and sunglasses (postable), and Ford Fiestas (deliverable) - the ideal first car for children in the throes of learning to drive and passing their tests, as mine are. Since then I've found myself homing in solely on Hermes scarves. I have become ever more fascinated by them. They're not just scarves, but intricate works of art, each one with a history behind it. As I learned more and more about how they originated, how they're made etc, it began to dawn on me that I am more aware than most of what many of the designs represent. One of Hermes' most popular scarves, 'Mors a Jouets' I discovered, literally means 'bit with toys' - it's a specialised 'mouthing' bit for helping young horses relax when you're breaking them in. How many other Hermes scarf affeciandos would know that? The yachts featured on my nautical scarves, I noticed, are gaff rigged. The last America's Cup (the oldest and most glamorous sporting event in the world, when the biggest and fastest racing yachts tried endlessly amd fruitlessly to beat America) which featured those, took place in 1920 - it's been Bermuda rigs since then. The more I find out, the less I know, and the bigger and more exciting the whole area all becomes! I have made some wonderful fellow Hermes Scarf-fan friends through the business already. I am so excited about what the future holds!
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