Brand: Hermès Design Name: Eperon d'Or (Golden Spur) Designer: Henri d'Origny Material: 100% Silk Size: 90cm x 90cm (approx. 35" x 35") Color: Turquoise with Gold and Cream Design: Equestrian motif featuring belts, buckles, stirrups, and bits Edge Finish: Hand-rolled hem Country of Origin: France First issued in 1974, the Eperon d'Or design celebrates the equestrian heritage upon which the house was founded. Henri d'Origny's composition arranges bridles, stirrups, and buckles in a radial symmetry across silk twill, each element rendered with the precision of a technical drawing. The turquoise ground provides vivid contrast to the golden hardware, while the hand-rolled edges and whipstitched border attest to the house's exacting standards of finish. Executed on the traditional 90cm carré format, the scarf translates the vocabulary of the saddle-maker into an object of refined adornment. Notes from the Curator First issued in 1974 and reissued in 1989, Eperon d'Or represents Henri d'Origny's nearly seven-decade tenure at Hermès, which began in 1958. The design pays homage to the Cadre Noir de Saumur, a prestigious French riding school that has been a symbol of equestrian excellence since the 19th century, translating spurs, stirrups, reins, and whips into a composition of radial symmetry anchored by a central rosette. This turquoise-and-gold colorway amplifies the graphic precision of d'Origny's draftsmanship; the metal elements of the riding world become an abstract geometry rather than a literal inventory. Each carré is finished with a 15mm hand-stitched hem and perfect 90-degree corners, while the 90cm square, weighing 65 grams, consists of silk from some 250 mulberry moth cocoons. The design's enduring appeal lies in its ability to distill the house's saddlery origins into a motif that is at once technical, ornamental, and unmistakably Hermès.