Logo history

The Hermès logo

A ducal carriage drawn by Alfred de Dreux.

Hermès logo. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain on Wikimedia Commons (trademarked). Shown to identify the brand only.

Timeline

Émile-Maurice Hermès
Émile-Maurice Hermès chose Alfred de Dreux's drawing Duc attelé, groom à l'attente (a harnessed ducal carriage with a groom waiting) to illustrate the Hermès logo.
Second World War
Orange, imposed by wartime shortages under the German occupation, became the house's official colour.

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herm%C3%A8s

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