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December 2012 - Houston

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Marvelous M��tiers Herm��s Hails the Creations of the Human Hand Chris Kapogiannis Penny Wright Douglas Glover Mindy Hildebrand Sharon Morgan Tana Wood John Beeson Randy Powers Marsha CrossBeeson Marc Nguyen Cena Jackson Peter Malachi Robert Chavez Duyen Huynh Ed Wulfe T BY SETH VAUGHAN. PHOTOGRAPHY PWL STUDIO. Melinda Kokkinis Liane Harrell Marcy Taub Wessel Lauren Strauss Sharin Norman he eve of Herm��s��� Festival des M��tiers was a masterful pairing of products and people. The venerable French house ���ew in eight artisans to demonstrate the extraordinary processes behind some of its most iconic items, including scarves, leather goods, timepieces and jewelry, in a celebration of Herm��s��� devotion to craftsmanship. In from Paris and New York to oversee the evening was Herm��s��� CEO Robert Chavez, joined by senior VP Peter Malachi, director of public relations Cena Jackson, Houston store manager Jeremy Garcia, and right-hand Lauren Strauss. In a tented pavilion erected behind the boutique especially for the ���ve-day event, devoted customers watched spellbound as silk scarves were screen-printed in decadently rich hues and precious stones were intricately set into ���ne jewelry. Out���tted in their ���nest French wares, guests mingled amongst the stations while servers swept by with laden trays sent down from RDG Bar Annie. Herm��s toters included Lindsey Looke with her timeless black Birkin; Mindy Hildebrand with a calfskin Birkin; Katherine Le with a mini Birkin executed in an exotic fuchsia alligator; Lila Rincon carrying a burgundy alligator Kelly, its clasp set with diamonds, with son Roberto, and Jessica Aguire; and Duyen Huynh and Marc Nguyen (her bag of choice was an inspired periwinkle alligator Birkin). Francophiles: real-estate developer Ed Wulfe, Chris Kapogiannis, Marcy Taub Wessel, Tana Wood, Audrey and Brandon Cochran, Dena Prasher, Randy Powers, Kelli Kickerillo and Todd, Trang Trinh, and Dan Irion. Brandon Cochran Lindsey Looke Trang Trinh Lili Tiongson Donna Huyen Audrey Cochran Adam Nicole Valverde Trevino Nicole Katz Amber Fore Lila Rincon Lisa Means Katherine Le Roberto Rincon Lynn Wilson Jessica Aguire Rocky Lai Mary Jane Wake���eld Laurie Krueger Tracy Lai PaperCity���s Monica Bickers

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