SHEER GENIUS
Hermès’ diaphanous attire for S/S24 is a clear winner for sultry summer days
Hot and heady summer days inspired Véronique Nichanian’s latest Hermès menswear collection, which was infused with a mood of languid sensuality, as if her man for the season was traipsing back home after a day on the beach. When she first presented the collection on a fittingly sweltering Paris day last June, its gossamer layers – gauzy tailoring, sheer chequered shirting and scoop-neck vest tops – almost appeared misted from ocean spray. Nichanian’s design philosophy centres on a desire to make clothes that are as much a pleasure to wear as
