Resource: Hermes Bag Trivia

hermesgroupie · Oct 7th, 2006, 08:02 AM

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gigi leung · Oct 8th, 2006, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hermesgroupie

Some snippets of info courtesy of GigiLeung. I really want to thank you, Gigi, for the trivia surrounding my beloved collier de chien. I collect them and was always curious as to their origins:

HG, you're most welcome!

I'm glad you love that little snippet on the collier de chien!

Hi everyone, the "clickable" pics can also be found here...

Hermes in print

orchids · Oct 15th, 2006, 12:58 AM

From Handbags, The Power of the Purse by Anna Johnson:

"In 1892, the Haut a Courroies was originally created to hold a saddle.
In 1923, the Bolide bag was the first bag in the world to use a zipper.
Introduced a decade later, the Plume was originally designed to carry a horse blanket."

hermesgroupie · Oct 30th, 2006, 03:49 AM

Charms by Year (courtesy of Ninja Sue, Queen of mini-Kellys):
1987 - feux d'artifice (no cadenas)
1988 - exotisme (elephant)
1989 - vivre la france (no cadenas)
1990 - aire libre (no cadenas)
1991 - extreme Hermes (lantern)
1992 - la mer (pelican)
1993 - la cheval (pegasus)
1994 - la soleil (sun charm)
1995 - la route (snail - this is on my must have list, too)
1996 - la musique (harp)
1997 - l'afrique (lion)
1998 - l'arbre (tree)
1999 - dans les etoiles (shooting star)
2000 - premiers pas dans le siecle (H charm)
2001 - la terre (H with the ball in the middle)
2002 - la main (hand)
2003 - mediterranee (map)
2004 - (heart)
2005 - (hippo)
2006 - (sail boat)

Oct 15th, 2006, 12:58 AM	#33
orchids Member	Re: Resource: Hermes Bag Trivia From Handbags, The Power of the Purse by Anna Johnson: "In 1892, the Haut a Courroies was originally created to hold a saddle. In 1923, the Bolide bag was the first bag in the world to use a zipper. Introduced a decade later, the Plume was originally designed to carry a horse blanket."

Oct 30th, 2006, 03:49 AM	#34
hermesgroupie Orange crush Location: Le Monde Hermes	Re: Resource: Hermes Bag Trivia Charms by Year (courtesy of Ninja Sue, Queen of mini-Kellys): 1987 - feux d'artifice (no cadenas) 1988 - exotisme (elephant) 1989 - vivre la france (no cadenas) 1990 - aire libre (no cadenas) 1991 - extreme Hermes (lantern) 1992 - la mer (pelican) 1993 - la cheval (pegasus) 1994 - la soleil (sun charm) 1995 - la route (snail - this is on my must have list, too) 1996 - la musique (harp) 1997 - l'afrique (lion) 1998 - l'arbre (tree) 1999 - dans les etoiles (shooting star) 2000 - premiers pas dans le siecle (H charm) 2001 - la terre (H with the ball in the middle) 2002 - la main (hand) 2003 - mediterranee (map) 2004 - (heart) 2005 - (hippo) 2006 - (sail boat) __________________ Space available for announcements