I SO'd a rouge H togo sellier 35 kelly with white stitching and I love it, but I would say it's a 3 season color. It looks great in the spring with grays, navy's black, white camel, but I have to say I do not use it in the summer. I am very excited that we have had some cool days because it is now back in my rotation!
Opinions About Rouge H
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Rouge H is an amazing color. However, note that it looks radically different on different leathers.
1) Yes, it's a neutral, in the sense that navy is a neutral IMO. Since "oxblood" became so popular it's as though trends caught up to Rouge H.
2) I think year-round depends more on leather, not colour, so I will say yes. It's more about appropriate setting: you would not take a Rouge H box Kelly to the beach (well, I would not) but you can certainly take to dinner in Manhattan any night of the year.
If you are thinking about a Birkin, you will probably be looking at Togo, Clemence, Epsom, or maybe Box or Chevre if you get lucky. Rouge H is beautiful in all these colours but currently in Epsom it's very brown. It's still a lovely colour (if you like Epsom) but not the deep red we usually associated with RH. In Box it is stunning.
I am totally perplexed by how a colour can be an age but thats just me
1) Yes, it's a neutral, in the sense that navy is a neutral IMO. Since "oxblood" became so popular it's as though trends caught up to Rouge H.
2) I think year-round depends more on leather, not colour, so I will say yes. It's more about appropriate setting: you would not take a Rouge H box Kelly to the beach (well, I would not) but you can certainly take to dinner in Manhattan any night of the year.
If you are thinking about a Birkin, you will probably be looking at Togo, Clemence, Epsom, or maybe Box or Chevre if you get lucky. Rouge H is beautiful in all these colours but currently in Epsom it's very brown. It's still a lovely colour (if you like Epsom) but not the deep red we usually associated with RH. In Box it is stunning.
I am totally perplexed by how a colour can be an age but thats just me
I knew I would get a lot of differing opinions
I happen to think Yes and Yes, as I too, carry a bag to my whims not necessarily to the season (and I don't buy any really 'summery' bags).
I am getting a preloved in Clemence, I have to check the date I forget. I don't think it is vintage, though
I happen to think Yes and Yes, as I too, carry a bag to my whims not necessarily to the season (and I don't buy any really 'summery' bags).I am getting a preloved in Clemence, I have to check the date I forget. I don't think it is vintage, though
Yes, it's a neutral color for me. Yes, I wear it any time of year. I have it in boxcalf with GHW.
I've never been one to wear any particular bag or color only for summer or only for winter. If I want to get all my bags in the rotation, I can't shelve any bag for an entire season. The only time season factors into my bag choice is with my Barenia bag. I wear a ton of sunscreen during the summer, so I'll try to limit use of that bag to evenings or cloudy days when I'm not quite as shellacked with sunscreen.
I've never been one to wear any particular bag or color only for summer or only for winter. If I want to get all my bags in the rotation, I can't shelve any bag for an entire season. The only time season factors into my bag choice is with my Barenia bag. I wear a ton of sunscreen during the summer, so I'll try to limit use of that bag to evenings or cloudy days when I'm not quite as shellacked with sunscreen.
Congrats! I think it's a gorgeous color and depending on your wardrobe, possibly an all year round staple. I'm not sure how age became a factor in judging this color...I knew I would get a lot of differing opinions
I am getting a preloved in Clemence, I have to check the date I forget. I don't think it is vintage, though
I wear jeans and tees a lot. Verrry casual 99% of the time. Should be no problem to match it up I'd think.
^then I say yes and yes. especially here in the bay area where we don't get such harsh seasons. 
(and don't forget to post pics!)
(and don't forget to post pics!)
I have rouge H Kelly 35 in Clemence. Phw. I use it all year round as goes beautifully with navy, grey, dark purple, neutral cream/ beiges and white. I wear these colours all year round too. Also looks great with black as has black resin.
Personal choice on colour. I don't find it an 'old ' colour at all. My Kelly has shorter canvas strap, so looks younger and casual if worn on shoulder.
Personal choice on colour. I don't find it an 'old ' colour at all. My Kelly has shorter canvas strap, so looks younger and casual if worn on shoulder.
I don't own a Rouge H but I find it to be a rich, classic color in the right leather (as others have mentioned it can appear brownish). I think it can be worn all year round depending on the colors of your outfits. I have prune clemence lindy which looks like dark burgungy-ish purple. I mostly use it 3 seasons. In the summer I wear a lot of various bright summery colors and some don't go with prune as well as my orange, gold, natural bags. I find that I can sometimes lighten the look of it with a twily. Neutral is subjective based on one's style, taste and personal preference. I have rouge cassaque and think of it as neutral.
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I would love to find rouge h in box, (though I may have been brainwashed by hanging around here too long now 
..) in my wardrobe it would be a good neutral and I would wear it autumn/winter not summer. ThAts my own rule I don't like black in the summer either, just personal preference.
..) in my wardrobe it would be a good neutral and I would wear it autumn/winter not summer. ThAts my own rule I don't like black in the summer either, just personal preference.
When in the US, I wear jeans, a t-shirt, and a scarf probably 5 days out of 7 when it's not blisteringly hot or what Californians consider the "dead of winter" (under 55 degrees). I think the bag you're talking about will work with that in almost any combination. The only colour families I would not wear RH with would be baby pastels (powder pink, baby blue) and burnt oranges/siennas (unless a very brown RH).
In Clemence you should get a nice dark red with this colour. I have been chasing an Evelyne in RH Clemence.