Thierry Hermes, a French saddle and leather goods maker, founded the Hermes company in Paris, France, in 1837. The first women's fashion collection was designed in 1929 and the handbag design made famous by Grace Kelly in 1956 was first made in 1930. Fashion silk scarves appeared in the 1930s and the Haute Couture collection was stopped in 1956, thereafter concentrating on fine quality accessories.
