I'm thrilled to feature my new grail scarf with the help of our little dachshunds, Wiener and Roley.
The new scarf is a re-issue of "Les Teckels" by Xavier de Poret from 1956. Ever since I've had my dachshunds, this design has been a grail of mine and I've been praying for a re-issue. To be honest, I didn't hold much hope for the longest time, as the design is quite particular. However, in the last couple of years, I noticed that there was hardly a window display at Hermes' flagship store that didn't feature a dachshund in one way or another. It seems that someone at Hermes is quite fond of them!
Naturally, I was overjoyed to see the design being part of this AW collection. In addition, it came out as a 70 scarf, which means that it has the new and fun, stripey hand-rolled hem. The only thing that appears strange is that the title was changed from the original "Les Teckels" (French for dachshunds) to "Les Bassets", particularly since the dachshund breed doesn't belong to the basset group. But since the name of the design isn't printed on the scarf, I don't care too much about it.
The scarf comes in so many beautiful colorways that I had a hard time choosing. But as I have two dachshunds, I took this as an excuse not to limit myself to just one scarf. In the end, I decided on CW09 (orange/sépia/tabac) and CW03 (marine/sépia/gold).
picture credit: hermes.com
Naturally, my dachshunds Wiener and Roley assisted with this post. If you'd like to see more of them, you can follow their adventures on Instagram: instagram.com/the.wiener.boys
I very much enjoyed exploring the different ways to tie this scarf and to find out which knots show as much of the dachshunds as possible, and which would hide them completely (I think this is a beautiful scarf also for non-dachshund enthusiasts). And then of course there had to be knots that highlight the stripey hems!
The Bib knot is perfect to showcase a few of the petits teckels at once. Also wearing Hermes' Plumes en Fete printed enamel bracelet in tropique and a lemon quartz Nudo ring by Pomellato.
Camouflage scarf! The dress has a very simple v-neck, and by tying the scarf in a Criss-Cross Bow knot it instantly looks more feminine and elegant. Other accessories: Hermes Marche de Savana printed enamel bangle and a Chanel Clutch on Chain in navy.
Hmm... a meerkat or the Wiener?
Highlighting the hems in a Rose Wrap. All other accessories as above.
Variation: with a rust-colored cardigan and the scarf in a Two-Way Pleats tie.
Width hidden borders and hems in a Sautoir. Other accessories: Hermes Plumes en Fete printed enamel bracelet in tropique and a lemon quartz Nudo ring by Pomellato.
The Palmier is another great tie to showcase the scarf's hems. Bracelet: Hermes Kelly Double Tour in Ebene with GHW.
This grumpy look can only mean that Monsieur de Poret has denied him an extra bit of sausage!
In a Sautoir
In a Palmier (this time with CW 03)
Yes, he definitely wants sausage!
Repeating the stance of the dachshund's legs with the scarf tied in a Cross slide. Charniere bracelet in black lizard by Hermes:
Roley looking out of the car window, anticipating his morning walk!
Another variation to feature the hems: in a Japonais
All dachshunds are tired, it's been a long blog post...
Roley's feeling pretty exhausted from all that blogging . . .
