"Surrounded by silk spaghetti strands and pinching myself [that] this dream project came to life," wrote Olivia Kim via Instagram early on Tuesday morning. The image she was captioning showed her standing in the newest must-snap selfie spot-smack dab in the middle of one of the brand new, ultra-modern and very cool design elements in Nordstrom Welcomes Hermès, a temporary shop-in-shop experience that she curated only for our Downtown Seattle flagship.

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And really, we do mean "only." Olivia's Hermès edit is just in Seattle and not available online, and our collaboration marks the first time the nearly two hundred-year-old brand has co-created a dedicated home for exploring the colorful and expertly crafted extras that make it such a covetable name.

As you might imagine, that one-of-its-kind emphasis on men's and women's scarves, ties, and jewelry means there's a beautiful and immersive selection of it all; there's also an entire year to take it all in.

A longtime fan of Hermès's style and tradition, Olivia has been pursuing the global icons since 2013 when she first launched her Pop-In series. She wanted to include them in French Fling, the very first of her concept shops, but the time wasn't right. Just goes to show you what a little stick-to-it-ness can do.

"At heart, Hermès is playful, progressive and contemporary-we welcome this opportunity to surprise and delight with a new expression of our personality," said Robert B. Chavez, the brand's USA president and CEO.

As we walked around the colorful and spirited Robert Storey -designed space ("It's like a playground," Olivia told WWD in a feature that coincided with opening day), I was reminded just what a big-time nature and history lover Olivia is. I asked her to show me her favorite scarf prints, and she brought me to beautifully realistic cashmere example, and then a bright and wonderfully cartoon-y one. Another of her favorites is based on the original floor plan of Versailles.

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Even Olivia's pick in the jewelry category has a zoological angle; those ultra-cool studded leather cuffs you've seen on various cool girls and fashion industry types? Hermès calls them colliers de chien; french for "dog collars."

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But really, there are all kinds of things to love in our downtown Seattle Hermès shop-as shoppers, bloggers and the press discovered as soon as we opened our doors. We can't wait for you to come and check it out, too.

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-Laura Cassidy