{"product_id":"hermes-margiela-christophe-colomb-silk-jacket-36","title":"Chaqueta de seda de la era Margiela de Hermès, estampado Carré Christophe Colomb Découvre L'Amérique, finales de la década de 1990, talla 36","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eHermès under Martin Margiela meant restraint, reduction and intellectual framing laid over heritage. Here the house's historic Christophe Colomb Découvre L'Amérique carré becomes a wearable archive panel: a women's silk jacket of the late 1990s, made in France, whose art is loud and whose cut is calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print, Christophe Colomb Découvre L'Amérique, references one of the house's historic scarf motifs. Margiela did not treat the Hermès archives as nostalgia but as raw conceptual material, and the result is a silk garment that behaves like a wearable archive panel, textile storytelling at museum level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Margiela served as creative director of women's ready-to-wear at Hermès from 1997 to 2003. Unlike louder reinterpretations of luxury, he approached the house through monochrome discipline, subtle shifts of proportion, textile purity and reverence for the archive without theatrical distortion. His Hermès period is now widely recognized as one of the most intellectually rigorous luxury chapters of the late 20th century, and garments from it have become academic reference points. This jacket belongs to that lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe motif originates in a classic Hermès carré and depicts maritime exploration, ships and navigational symbolism, colonial-era cartographic romanticism and a mythologized narrative of discovery. On a scarf it reads as decoration; scaled across the torso and sleeves of a full silk jacket it becomes immersive, so that the wearer inhabits the history rather than accessorizing with it. The silk surface acts as both canvas and stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 100% silk shell is dense, with superior drape, controlled sheen, depth of pigment absorption and fluid movement when worn. The cotton lining stabilizes the structure and prevents excessive collapse, while calf leather trim adds a grounding weight that keeps the garment from reading as costume. Margiela's restraint shows in the silhouette: relaxed but not oversized, a structured shoulder, clean lines and no ornament beyond the print itself. Silk outerwear from this era is rarer than its knitwear or tailoring, and the jacket unites Hermès maritime heritage, Margiela's intellectual minimalism, high-grade silk construction and French atelier production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hermès Paris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Martin Margiela era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late 1990s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shell 100% silk; lining 100% cotton; calf leather trim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 (tag)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Length 70 cm · Chest 52 cm · Shoulder 50 cm · Sleeve 52 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Women's silk print jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christophe Colomb Découvre L'Amérique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRated 8\/10: minor age wear and slight fading consistent with 1990s silk archive pieces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo structural damage affecting wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlight fading is expected in silk of this period and often unavoidable given the dye composition of the era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHermès Paris label of the Martin Margiela era, size tag 36, made in France; composition of 100% silk shell, 100% cotton lining and calf leather trim. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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