Hermes

Founded in 1837 by saddler Thierry Hermès, the house at 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré has extended the exacting standards of harnesses to an entire art of living: Kelly and Birkin bags with their legendary waiting lists, hand-rolled silk scarves, watches, porcelain, and ready-to-wear. Still family-owned six generations later, Hermès champions an integrated artisanal model—one bag, one artisan—and patiently built growth that has made it one of the world's leading luxury companies by market capitalization. Here, the horse doesn't run: it endures.