Hermès Unveils a New London Maison on Bond Street

“Much anticipated” is a phrase routinely applied to any opening on New Bond Street: a thoroughfare mentioned in the same breath as Avenue Montaigne, Via Montenapoleone, and Fifth Avenue, and home to flagship stores from major luxury houses including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, and Bulgari. But the unveiling of Hermès’s new London maison at number 166 is a particularly significant milestone in the narrative of a street that has evolved from a fashionable residential address into…