Hermès
Portrait of the Artist as a Postman

Sep 30, 2012 — By Jason Sheeler

The only American ever to design scarves for the exclusive French fashion house Hermès is Kermit Oliver, a 69-year-old postal worker from Waco who lives in a strange and beautiful world all his own.

Trending

  1. Put Texas and Texas A&M in the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl, You Cowards
  2. Can Bee Stings Treat Lyme Disease?
  3. Meet the Unruly Clan That Once Ruled the Hill Country
  4. How to Buy Cowboy Boots
  5. Willie Nelson Quits Smoking Weed: A Look Back at the Couple’s Relationship Milestones

Latest

Texas Monthly Recommends: A Mike Judge Production About Blaze Foley

By Texas Monthly

A Lifelong Spurs Fan on Rooting for a Team With a Losing Record

By Cat Cardenas

Hollywood, Texas: Woody Harrelson Breaking Into Watergate

By Sean O'Neal

Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico Could “Bleach” from Climate Change

By Amal Ahmed

Put Texas and Texas A&M in the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl, You Cowards

By Jason Cohen

At the Trump Administration’s Request, a Federal Judge Has Stopped a Private Border Wall in South Texas

By Carlos Sanchez

Bull Session: Rick Perry Beats a Hasty, Slow-motion Retreat

By Sean O'Neal

How to Buy Cowboy Boots

By Katy Vine

How Houston Is Leading the Way on Keeping Poor Defendants Out of Jail

By Michael Hardy

Texas Traditions’ Lee and Carrlyn Miller on the Tao of the Perfect Cowboy Boot

By Andy Langer

Dyed With Intricate Designs, Tortillas Ceremoniales Are Used for Special Occasions

By José R. Ralat

John Mueller Is Back (Again) at Granger City Brewing

By Daniel Vaughn

Texas Monthly