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In 1956, the French luxury brand Hermès created a custom silk scarf featuring a special NATO design.
The limited-edition scarf was commissioned for the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on 13-14 December 1956 at the Alliance's Palais de Chaillot Headquarters near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Approximately 300 scarves were produced, which were either donated or sold to NATO personnel and to the national delegations of NATO's member countries.
Introduced in 1937 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hermès, the carré de soie (silk square) is one of the luxury house's most iconic products. Nowadays, one of these timeless pieces sells every 30 minutes around the world.
The NATO Hermès scarf was designed by Hugo Grygkar. It depicts a globe focused on the North Atlantic, showing the borders of the then 15 NATO Allies: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, West Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States. Particular features include:
- two golden horses, symbolising the two sides of the Atlantic and the transatlantic bond at the heart of NATO;
- the national flags of the then 15 NATO member countries, appearing on the equatorial ring around the globe;
- the insignia of various NATO military commands, featured on the outer rim of the scarf;
- and of course, the blue background and four-pointed compass star, which had been officially adopted as the NATO emblem in 1953.
