Hermès Bouquet Final Embroidered Scarf 140, Limited Edition, Multicolor

Shop the Hermès Bouquet Final scarf 140 — a hand-embroidered limited edition created for the opening of the Hermès store at 166 New Bond Street, London, and produced in just 15 pieces worldwide. Against a deep midnight ground, a botanical bouquet unfurls at full scale: a vast navy anemone, a blazing orange tulip, spotted white lilies, coral calla and crocosmia, sprays of fuchsia blossom and a single deep green artichoke, all held together by long sweeping leaves in ink blue and forest green.

What makes this piece extraordinary is the embroidery. A fine multicoloured grid in yellow, red and cobalt is worked entirely in glass beads across the ground, and the beadwork continues into the flowers themselves — outlining petals, tracing stamens, and picking out the lilies' scarlet freckles so they catch the light as the silk moves. The words 166 New Bond Street, London are embroidered discreetly into the field, marking the occasion. In the generous 140 format, it wears as a shawl, a wrap or an evening cover-up, and reads as much as an object to keep as something to wear.