Anchored in its equestrian roots, Hermès has always breathed the energy and movement of the sport into its creations. This dynamic spirit is one of the defining aspects of the maison’s fine jewellery collections, designed by creative director Pierre Hardy. His appreciation for movement is finely translated in the Double Tour collection, a range of voluminous looped designs that evoke the feeling of dance in motion.
The double tour loop is an Hermès signature, in which a piece of leather—a bracelet or watch strap—wraps around the wrist twice. This simple but intentional design has a stylish effect. In Hermès design, the first loop is the heart of the look, and the other is a compliment to it. In jewellery, Hardy has enriched the Double Tour idea with looped pairs in contrasting or complementary combinations that elevate the whole.
Hardy first joined Hermès in 1990, moving on to its women’s, men’s and footwear collections. He took on jewellery for the French house in 2001, with no prior experience in the field, but he brought with him an inquisitive mind honed from his studies in fine art and dance. Without a sense of confinement, and drawing inspiration from a love of sculptural art, he set to work creating a dynamic language of jewellery for Hermès.
The Double Tour collection draws, as Hardy often does, from the universe of beloved Hermès motifs. The silhouettes and shapes of iconic handbags like the Kelly and Birkin, rendered in gem-set miniature; and the 1938 mariner chain Chaine d’ancre design by Robert Dumas, for example. The Kelly Gavroche bracelet, for instance, is designed to mimic the famous sangle belt straps as though it were wrapped around the wrist and secured with its interlocking clasp. Crafted in white gold, illuminated with 32 baguette-cut diamonds on the toggle end, and 1,015 brilliant-cut diamonds set on the sangle loop, it stands out like the season’s prima ballerina under a spotlight. A bold and beautiful piece with the power to draw the eye.
The cult favourite Vertige ring, meanwhile, spirals around the finger in two key iterations this season. One is crowned with a cabochon emerald, while the other is more minimalist, blanketed with diamonds to allow its sculptural form to be the central focus.
While the majority of the Double Tour collection will arrive in Singapore in June, two new designs are expected to join the collection in 2027. The first is a Kelly Maille bracelet in yellow gold, a simple and supple design set with diamonds; and a bold Nausicaa necklace in sterling silver inspired by equestrian horsebits. Like showtime after months of rehearsal, the collection’s dual loops linger on the mind, like a performance and a special moment held close long after the curtains have fallen.
