{"id":66824,"date":"2026-08-18T21:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66824\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T21:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:23:08","slug":"hermes-opens-luxurious-boutique-at-wilmettes-plaza-del-lago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66824\/","title":{"rendered":"Herm\u00e8s Opens Luxurious Boutique at Wilmette\u2019s Plaza del Lago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spiral staircase, adorned with patterns inspired by dragonfly wings, ushers guests to the second floor, leading to the men\u2019s salon and women\u2019s ready-to-wear section, where everything from women\u2019s shoes to daily staples and accessories is displayed. The second floor is outfitted with handmade color-gradient carpets, dragonfly wing-inspired engravings and light wood walls, which frame intimate spaces for jewelry, watches and leather goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed by Parisian architecture agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdai.fr\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RDAI<\/a>, the store\u2019s interiors combine light, texture and craftsmanship, drawing inspiration from ancient agate and the surrounding nature of the North Shore. Also woven into the design is a curated selection of artwork from the \u00c9mile Herm\u00e8s Collection\u2014a private museum located above the historic Herm\u00e8s flagship store at 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor\u00e9 in Paris\u2014and the Herm\u00e8s Collection of Contemporary Photographs, including works such as\u00a0Commuter Discourse\u00a0by renowned photographer Barbara Crane, captured in Chicago in 1978, and the\u00a0Herm\u00e8s Dress Code\u00a0carr\u00e9, designed by celebrated artist Daniel Clowes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new boutique furthers the brand\u2019s nearly two centuries of heritage while bringing its signature offerings to the North Shore for the first time. The brand maintains nearly 300 stores throughout 45 countries and is led by CEO Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation descendant of the brand\u2019s founder, Thierry Herm\u00e8s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A spiral staircase, adorned with patterns inspired by dragonfly wings, ushers guests to the second floor, leading to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12919],"tags":[3322,2115,5273,1576,41426,4084,5157,13874,997,17297,4953,12866,8620,1177,13093,12867],"class_list":["post-66824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hermes","tag-architecture","tag-art","tag-artists","tag-beauty","tag-beauty-awards","tag-brands","tag-design","tag-designers","tag-fashion","tag-furnishings","tag-hermes","tag-menswear","tag-photography","tag-shopping","tag-timepieces","tag-womenswear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}