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How Japan Destroyed British Carrier HMS Hermes: Indian Ocean Raid, 1942 - Animated

In April 1942, just days after crippling two British cruisers off Ceylon, Japanese carrier-based dive bombers struck again. Their target: the Royal Navy’s hms Hermes, Britain’s first aircraft carrier.
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The Aircraft Carrier Caught Using a Cargo Ship as a Missile Shield

Britain's Falklands operation hinged on one thing: HMS Hermes. Without it, Britain would be left with no base to wage war from. Argentina had a simple, yet daunting strategy: take out the British ...
The Hindu

HMS Richmond comes calling at Mumbai port after exercise Konkan

HMS Richmond, which is a part of the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), made a port call to Mumbai after completing exercise Konkan, the historic bilateral naval exercise between HMS Prince ...
Vogue

Hermès Appoints Grace Wales Bonner as Creative Director of Menswear

This article first appeared on Vogue Business. Grace Wales Bonner is Hermès’s new creative director of menswear. The British designer, 35, who created her namesake menswear brand in 2014 and has a ...
Wall Street Journal

How a Handyman’s Wife Helped an Hermès Heir Discover He’d Lost $15 Billion

When French authorities interviewed Eric Freymond earlier this year, one of their first questions for the Swiss wealth manager was a simple one: Tell us about your relationship with Nicolas Puech, the ...
Investing

Federated Hermes to acquire 80% stake in FCP for up to $331 million

The acquisition aligns with Federated Hermes’ strategy to expand its private markets and alternatives investment capabilities, particularly in the United States. The deal will complement Federated ...
Tennessean

Rare bit of Hermès history is here in Nashville at the Belmont Mansion

A new Hermès store has opened in Nashville, offering a chance to purchase the brand's coveted items. The Belmont Mansion in Nashville displays a rare Hermès side saddle from around 1927. Hermès began ...
Vanity Fair

Grace Wales Bonner Is the New Creative Director of Hermès Menswear

It was one of her greatest dreams: to join the House of Hermès, a bastion of French artisanal luxury whose demand for excellence has never wavered since its was founded in 1837. By a fortuitous ...
Vogue

Victoria Beckham Ups the Hermès Ante With a Rare Kelly

Yesterday, for lunch at estiatorio Milos in New York, Beckham decided to up the ante when it came to her Hermès bag collection. She swapped her larger latte-hued Kelly for a much rarer piece: a ...
Hindustan Times

Nita Ambani's rare, most expensive Hermes bag for Manish Malhotra's Diwali bash costs $2 million, has 3,025 diamonds

At Manish Malhotra's Diwali bash, Nita Ambani wore a stunning silver sequin saree. But her standout accessory was the Sac Bijou, a $2 million Hermès Birkin bag. Nita Ambani was one of the celebrities ...
The Independent

Jane Birkin’s Hermes bag expected to fetch £300,000 at auction

A Birkin bag formerly owned by the late actress and singer Jane Birkin, the inspiration behind the accessory, is expected to achieve between £179,000 and £328,000 at auction. This upcoming sale ...
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Lauded British designer Grace Wales Bonner is the new head of menswear at Hermès

Last week (16 October 2025), it was announced that Véronique Nichanian would be stepping down from her role as artistic director of Hermès’ men’s universe after a record-breaking 37-year tenure (the ...