KERMIT OLIVER

Kermit Oliver is the only American to design scarves for Hermes.  He was discovered in the 1980s when Stanley Marcus' brother brokered an introduction with the Dumas family. Oliver was a successful Houston-based painter in Houston, but had recently moved to Waco and begun working as a night-shift sorter in the local post office.  His scarves are renowned for their lifelike renderings of Native American people, wildlife, and landscape.

Pani la Shar Pawnee was Oliver's first Hermes design, in 1984.  By then, his youngest son had been tried and convicted of murder.  This particular scarf commemorated the Seattle boutique opening in 2009; the black one is a PM cashmere.

Faune et Flore du Texas (also known as Texas Wildlife) came out in 1986 and is arguably Oliver's most popular design.  It was reissued several more times and also appears in GM CS and 70 cm.

Kachinas was issued in 1992, and has been reissued twice.

Danses des Indiens is a 1999 design, and the GM CS was issued in the late-aughts.

In 2014, the scarf collecting community rejoiced with the first new KO design in years.  Officially titled "La Vie au savage du Texas" it's affectionately known as "King Ranch" and benefits the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.