Hermès Straight from the Horse's Mouth

Drawn from the archives of Hermès, here is a delightfully illustrated collection of enchanting stories and profiles that trace the odyssey of the luxury design family business founded by Thierry Hermès in 1837.

A leather-clad wheelbarrow to store the Duchess of Windsor’s many gloves, a capricious apple tree, an extraordinary museum, an iconic bag, and a 40-year-old diary in the spotlight—these are among the characters and objects that tell the story of Hermès: Straight from the Horse’s Mouth.

Author Luc Charbin brings to life the voices of the saddlers, sales assistants, window-dressers, silversmiths, and gardeners of Hermès across several generations, accompanied by the distinctive drawings of Alice Charbin.

After studying history, linguistics, and semiology, Luc Charbin worked in publishing before specializing in genealogy and writing family histories. This is his first book as solo author. Alice Charbin studied illustration in London. She is the author of numerous children’s books and of Hermès: Heavenly Days, the fruit of 15 years of work for the Hermès website.