Amid a sea of Kellys, Birkins, and generally all things Hermès, a truly elite crowd of clients and onlookers showed up at Paris’ Grand Palais Ephemère overlooking the Eiffel Tower to take in the ...

The former chairman of Hermès, Jean-Louis Dumas, used to say “the horse is the first client.” Horses were the French luxury brand’s first market in 1837, when it opened as a harness maker. They are ...

Only a handful of top luxury accessory brands can trace their expertise in premium leather goods back to the horse-and-buggy days, but Hermès is the only maison that still produces riding gear. While ...

Molly Cole and her horse Jake move around the tiny McDonogh indoor practice ring with almost mechanical precision. The 16-year-old has ridden her 11-year-old thoroughbred for so long that she knows ...

Long before the Birkin, the Kelly and the myriad of silk carré scarves came the Hermès saddle, the paradigm of equestrian luxury that set the creative tone for the French maison, founded in 1837 as a ...

The five-star event is known for bringing in the world’s top riders and horses. And lest the breathless jockeying for the Maison’s handbags has made you forget, Hermès originally made its name on the ...