Hermès // 2022 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP AND ITS RESULTS SIX GENERATIONS OF CRAFTSPEOPLE

HERMÈS IN KEY DATES

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1956

1837

The workshop of craftsman saddler- and harness‑maker Thierry Hermès opens in the Grands Boulevards district in Paris. s

The bag created by Robert Dumas in 1930 is named the Kelly in tribute to Grace Kelly. s

1867

1967

Thierry Hermès receives an award at the Universal Exhibition in Paris for the excellence of his work. s

Presentation of the first women’s ready‑to‑wear collection. s

1973

1880

Launch in Germany of the publication Die Welt von Hermès . Le Monde d’Hermès is created two years later in France. s

Thierry Hermès’ son, Charles-Émile Hermès, moves the workshops to 24, rue du Faubourg Saint‑Honoré and opens a store selling bespoke harnesses and saddles. s

1978

Jean‑Louis Dumas, Robert Dumas’s son, takes the reins of the House. s Creation of the La Montre Hermès watchmaking subsidiary in Bienne, Switzerland. s

1900

Creation of the Haut à courroies bag. s

1922

Émile Hermès, son of Charles-Émile Hermès, brings the American “universal fastener”, later known as the zip, to France, with exclusive rights for its development. s

1984

Jean‑Louis Dumas creates the Birkin bag, named after the singer and actress Jane Birkin. s Creation of the first dinner service, Les Pivoines . s

1925

Creation of a golf jacket, the first ready‑to‑wear garment. s

1987

Hermès celebrates its 150th anniversary with a firework display on the Pont‑Neuf bridge in Paris. Ever since, an annual theme has guided inspiration for all of the House’s métiers . s

1927

Creation of the first piece of jewellery, the Filet de selle bracelet. s

1937

1992

Creation of the first silk scarf, Jeu des omnibus et dames blanches . s

Leather workshops established in Pantin. s

1945

1993

The Duc attelé, groom à l’attente design by Alfred de Dreux from the Émile Hermès collection, representing a horse‑drawn carriage, becomes the Maison Hermès emblem. s

Flotation of Hermès International on the stock exchange. s

2000

A Maison Hermès opens on Madison Avenue in New York. s

1949

Creation of the first tie. s

2001

A Maison Hermès opens in Ginza, Tokyo. s Launch of the first e‑commerce website in the United States. s

1951

Robert Dumas creates the Chaîne d’ancre bracelet. s The creation of the Eau d’Hermès fragrance marks the founding of a new métier . s

2006

Patrick Thomas becomes Executive Chairman of Maison Hermès. s A Maison Hermès opens in Dosan Park, Seoul. s

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