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Connoisseur Magazine September 1987 Hermès Turns Around No Label
Explore the intersection of tradition and transformation with this original Connoisseur Magazine September 1987 issue, featuring "Hermès Turns Around." With a captivating cover photograph taken in Deauville, France by Dominique Issermann, this edition offers an elegant snapshot of luxury, culture, and fine living.
Highlights from this issue include:
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Connoisseur’s World: Reviews and previews of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay, Santa Fe’s new museum, Los Angeles’s performing arts festival, and a spotlight on an outstanding Honduran cigar.
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Auctions: The auction market picks up momentum after the summer lull.
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The Lively Arts: A behind-the-scenes look at John Martin’s opera Nixon in China.
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New Masters: Michael Peppiatt explores the new wave of painters making London a vibrant art capital.
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Nobody’s Damaged Business: A soft goods marketplace, members only, by Michael Samberger.
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Heartbreak in Hollywood: Leonard Sellers questions the rewriting of a two-time Oscar winner’s scripts.
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Turning Hermès Around: Marian McEvoy examines how Hermès, on its 150th anniversary, embraces youth and modern fashion while honoring tradition.
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The Man Who Loves Cars: J. C. Suares profiles Jim Licolse, a major collector of classic automobiles.
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A Touch of Kitsch: Playful expressions in porcelain art.
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The Art of Living: Julie V. Iovine visits Mies van der Rohe’s early masterwork, the Tugendhat House.
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The Emperor’s Old Clothes: John Cuadrado discusses the rising value and beauty of antique Chinese textiles.
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Dynasty: George Lang on the evolution of a historic Dutch name into a chain of seven fine restaurants.
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Paradise Preserved: Dena Kaye’s journey through Costa Rica’s cloud forests and rain forests.
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Investors File: The undervalued market for architects’ drawings.
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Wine: An appreciation for the wines of Gigondas.
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Up & Coming: Emerging twin artists, a batik designer, and a Butoh dance troupe.
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This issue is an excellent addition for collectors, fashion historians, and enthusiasts of luxury brands and cultural heritage.
CONNOISSEUR
COVER
Photograph, in Deauville, France, by Dominique Issermann
27 CONNOISSEUR’S WORLD
A review of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay; a preview of Santa Fe’s new museum; Los Angeles’s performing arts festival; a great Honduran cigar
48 AUCTIONS
The pace picks up again
78 THE LIVELY ARTS
Behind John Martin’s opera Nixon in China
83 NEW MASTERS
They have made vivid old London the painting capital of today, by Michael Peppiatt
86 NOBODY’S DAMAGED BUSINESS
A soft goods mart of course for members only, by Michael Samberger
92 HEARTBREAK IN HOLLYWOOD
Why would anyone ever want to rewrite a two-time Oscar winner’s scripts?, by Leonard Sellers
95 TURNING HERMÈS AROUND
On its 150th anniversary, Hermès looks at change as ever—but younger, too, and more fashionable, by Marian McEvoy
106 THE MAN WHO LOVES CARS
Jim Licolse is the very model of a modern major collector, by J. C. Suares
112 A TOUCH OF KITSCH
Porcelain at its most playful
114 THE ART OF LIVING
A visit to Mies van der Rohe’s early (and timely) masterwork the Tugendhat house, by Julie V. Iovine
120 THE EMPEROR’S OLD CLOTHES
Antique Chinese textiles are beautiful (and beautifully made); now that prices have started to soar, by John Cuadrado
126 DYNASTY
In Holland, the name lived: now means seven distinct, fine restaurants, by George Lang
132 PARADISE PRESERVED
Travels from cloud forest to rain forest in Costa Rica, by Dena Kaye
140 INVESTORS FILE
Architects’ drawings are still undervalued
150 WINE
Appreciating Gigondas
156 UP & COMING
Twin artists; a batik designer; a Butoh troupe
