Understand the making of your Hermes bags....

[Kelly_Birkin]

Great idea for a thread, Guccigal! I love learning about all things Hermes.

 

[CynthiaNYC]

I've yet to see a cow with scales and a tail large enough to be used as a bottom of a birkin. But, in your offence, it's definelty not clearly written. If you read thourgh it quickly and is a little tired maybe, it's definetly not strange to mix it up.

Also the paragraphing is weird.

Good point!!

 

[amamxr]

I've yet to see a cow with scales and a tail large enough to be used as a bottom of a birkin. But, in your offence, it's definelty not clearly written. If you read thourgh it quickly and is a little tired maybe, it's definetly not strange to mix it up.

Also the paragraphing is weird.

Hey- what do I know- I only typed what was written. The laughter should be reserved for the author.

 

[LaBoheme]

The gold hardware is definetly plated, unlesss you go for the solid gold hardware and then the price will be totally different from your average bag.

There's a lot of info on how the Birkin at least is made. It takes many hours to make one.

Some of the H-leather craftsmen later open their own high quality, hand made bespoke stores, April in Paris and Serge Amoruso being two examples.

OMG, I'm so glad to hear that this is an option. If I ever get to choose my specifics, I'm going for the solid gold. I'm a jewelry freak & that really appeals to me. Maybe for a clutch bag! Wow, what an absolute dream!

 

[CynthiaNYC]

Hey- what do I know- I only typed what was written. The laughter should be reserved for the author.

Ooh sorry, we were laughing at me for misreading it, and the author for making it a little confusing; not you for your transcription (which is quite useful--thank you!)

 

[hermes_lemming]

I always wondered if my Herbag was handmade like Kelly and Birkin... are all H styles handmade?

No. Only four styles are handmade (ie. Artisans select, measure, cut, sew, etc the leather themselves) : Birkin, Kelly, Plume and Constance.

Everything else is part machine, part human labor. The leather is laser cut and assembled by hand.

 

[candace117]

^^ Any bit of hand assembly is good for me, compared to other 'high end bags' that are made by machines except for the tags being sewn on...

 

[CynthiaNYC]

BTW that Deluxe book claims all but one H bag style are handmade (which as Hermes_Lemming points out is incorrect). I wonder how many other inaccuracies are contained in the book?

 

[foxie-pooh]

I've always though the bolide and lindy are handmade as well...there is something to new to learn everyday!

 

[article3]

I love this thread idea! Please tell me more about why a Kelly is worth the $$$... well, crap, don't tell me TOO much....

 

[pursemember]

Diamond are always set in white gold

not correct one can choose between yellow or white gold but ture when the bag comes from H with diamonds the hardware is 18k gold /the aftermarket ones are not

 

[licencetocook]

Only four styles are handmade (ie. Artisans select, measure, cut, sew, etc the leather themselves) : Birkin, Kelly, Plume and Constance.

Thanks HL, it's great to know that Constances are hand made. I love my constance to death !

Great thread GG! I am definitely learning more.

 

[CynthiaNYC]

I'm learning that the Deluxe author should have had a better fact checker.

 

[maria28]

interesting....

 

[wantmore]

Don't have an H yet, but I'd like to learn about it....