Hermes Scarf Marche Flottant du Lac Inle (Floating Market of Lake Inle) Unworn Peach

Designed in 1998 by Dimitri Rybaltchenko, this beautiful scarf illustrates the floating market of Lake Inle, Myanmar (formerly Burma). It would be in mint condition, with all the vibrancy, clarity, weight and stiffness of a new scarf, care tag intact; but has been incorrectly folded, and if you take a microscope to it, you might be able to pick out some fold-lines due to storage. Condition 9.9/10.

Lake Inle is a gorgeous freshwater lake dotted with small floating villages made of wooden houses built on stilts. Over 80,000 people living on the lake are from the Intha Tribe, but many other tribes from surrounding mountains head to the lake for the popular market days. Today, the floating market moves between the lake’s floating villages on a five-day rotation.

On the market day, the Ywama floating market is now packed with tourist boats and souvenir vendors who do business with locals and tourists on the small boats that are loaded with handicrafts or produce. These days, only a few local farmers try to sell their vegetables to local buyers.

Dimitri Rybaltchenko comes of from a family of great artists, who have all played a major role in the Maison Hermès’ success, in particular the Hermès Carré. Dimitri is the son of Vladimir Rybaltchenko, who was the great-nephew of Philippe Ledoux.

Dimitri has carried on his family’s legacy by creating a number of favourites, including the Noel au 24 Faubourg, Perles du Kenya, Varangues, Les Toits de Paris, and Prieres au Vent.