{"id":103,"date":"2026-10-29T03:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/?p=103"},"modified":"2026-10-29T03:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:38:00","slug":"hermes-gets-playful-in-hong-kong-with-surrealist-production-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"Herm\u00e8s Gets Playful in Hong Kong With Surrealist Production, Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTheater buffs and Herm\u00e8s devotees may have a reason to mingle over the next two weeks, as the French luxury maison sets the stage for a play and exhibition that constructs an equestrian world around the brand\u2019s many iconic \u2014 and equally whimsy \u2014 designs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWritten by Pauline Bayle and directed by Joe Hufton, the playful theatrical number was launched at Hong Kong\u2018s Freespace within West Kowloon Cultural District last weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hermes-hk3.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Herm\u00e8stories in Hong Kong.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hermes-hk3.jpg?w=2048 8192w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hermes-hk3.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hermes-hk3.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">Herm\u00e8stories in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Courtesy<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe play and exhibition will be open to the public until Nov. 8, and visitors can sign up for free online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDubbed Herm\u00e8stories, the production follows Lad, a young woman playing a waiting groom and equestrian figure for Herm\u00e8s, as they stroll through Paris in the late afternoon and encounter a cast of characters along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe story begins at Herm\u00e8s\u2019 flagship on Paris\u2019 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor\u00e9, where silk scarves and fine leather goods set the scene for a playful journey through the luxury maison\u2019s history. The characters then find themselves at a desert window display and take the audience along for an adventure filled with witty exchanges, misunderstandings, wordplay and songs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlong the way, familiar Herm\u00e8s objects \u2014 from silk scarves and the signature orange box to zippers and Bolide bags \u2014 become part of the action, reflecting the house\u2019s playful bent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor Pierre-Alexis Dumas, artistic director of Herm\u00e8s, the showcase brings Herm\u00e8s, its silk scarfs, Kelly and Birkin bags, colorful scarves, vividly to life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAt Herm\u00e8s, every object has something to say,\u201d said Dumas. \u201c\u2018There is no amnesia in design,\u2019 as Jean-Louis Dumas would always say,\u201d added Dumas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAn accompanying exhibition, which invites audiences to wander through an installation designed as a backstage storage space, offers a chance for visitors to get a closer look at famous Herm\u00e8s designs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theater buffs and Herm\u00e8s devotees may have a reason to mingle over the next two weeks, as the French luxury maison sets the stage for a play and exhibition that constructs an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wom.beauty\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}