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.

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