Hermes Pure Musique

I was browsing Hermes’ online store hoping to find a viable (and hopefully affordable) Christmas gift for my mom when I found my self looking through the men’s scarves section (for God knows what reason, not like I actually need a scarf with the weather just turning a tolerable room temperature-esque degree) and stumbled upon this rather fascinating piece of Cashmere.

The Pure Musique is a plain yet handsome looking piece of neckwear that comes with an unexpected bonus of a small zipper enclosed compartment for your MP3 player. What’s surprising about it is the fact that you can thread your ear phones through the scarf itself to avoid having a tangled noose inducing mess around your neck. It’s a really interesting piece and something I really did not expect from a hard-based-on-its-equestrian-roots brand such as Hermes. The price tag in itself is enough to turn me off from this ingloriously unnecessary purchase but it’s still an nice find.

Hermes Pure Musique in Black

$820.00 

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