As per tradition, Hermès will showcase its spring-summer 2025 collection on 25 January at Paris Fashion Week. And, also as per tradition, the luxury brand will provide heightened security for its show: animal welfare organisations regularly stage surprise protests denouncing the use of exotic leathers in its handbags - as PETA did in September 2023 and January 2024.
But Hermès Cuirs Précieux (HCP), the company's precious skins branch, headed by François Taverne since 2011, adheres to a policy of extreme
