• The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.17-30
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to consider and analyze the VM's characteristics of Maison Herm$\grave{e}$s which has tried continuously space presentations through the sensibility and differentiated strategy focusing on the flagship store window displays of Herm$\grave{e}$s. The framework for analysis of this study is established by related precedent studies. The results of this study were drawn through qualitative analysis of experts' group. The results of this study are as follows. Maison Herm$\grave{e}$s window displays have been unfolded a total of 57 times for 10 years, and have introduced a variety of themes by cooperating with 40 artists in various fields. Herm$\grave{e}$s set up eight types of themes in order to show the window displays, and these themes have been developed by the method of display presentation such as surrealistic, symbolic, mood, realistic, information. A majority of the participating artists was the Japanese. In addition, the display components such as the materials that can be easily accessible in everyday life, the object productions that were embodied the tangible and intangible image, the nostalgia, the child's world, good, colors, etc., were most frequently utilized for an effective display presentation of the themes that have been set according to each season. The most frequently used development techniques applied Herm$\grave{e}$s windows' VP were the 'd$\acute{e}$paysement', 'the descriptive narrative', and 'scene of dramatic contrast'. It turned out that a majority of the primary colors to make up Herm$\grave{e}$s window displays were analyzed by the red-orange and white color.