Carr. A Vintage Scarf Collection

What appeals to me is how things are linked, how certain designs that at first seem very different are actually engaged in a secret dialogue with one another, how connections emerge between different times and contexts. - Benoit Pierre Emery
For nearly 20 years now Benoit Pierre Emery has been collecting silk scarves-perhaps the ultimate fashion accessory-exploring boutiques and flea markets to amass an astounding assortment of 10,000 pieces (and growing). Carre. A Vintage Scarf Collection presents around 6,500 of these scarves, which Emery acquires according to their individual aesthetic merit, not the prestige of the brand that may be printed on them-many pieces remain tantalizingly anonymous, even as others boast the names of renowned fashion houses (Dior, Hermes, Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Balenciaga…) and great artists (Picasso, Sonia Delaunay, Victor Vasarely, Enzo Mari…).