Hermès

The bride’s brand

A white knee-length dress hemmed with navy blue braid: just like her wedding at 55, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s clothing was elegant and simple.  Situated just a stone’s throw from the Elysée,  the house of Hermès has undergone a quiet revolution in recent years.   In 1999 the historic leather-goods manufacturer broke into women’s ready-to-wear when it acquired a 35% holding in Jean Paul Gaultier.  The first Jean Paul Gaultier collections for Hermès were shown in 2004.