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This is my favourite thread!!! Could you help me out and tell me which colour this would be. I think its from 1997. Too bright for Rouge H? Rouge vif, maybe? What does vif mean or stand for? Does anyone know? Thank you!


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This is my favourite thread!!! Could you help me out and tell me which colour this would be. I think its from 1997. Too bright for Rouge H? Rouge vif, maybe? What does vif mean or stand for? Does anyone know? Thank you!


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That makes me so happy! :heart:
Yes, it does look like Rouge Vif, but could be Rouge H. All depends on the lighting. Rouge Vif would usually be a bit brighter even than this.
Vif means "bright" red, literal translation (my dad was French but my grasp is slim) is something like "lively".
 
Hi there QF. :cool: Thank you! I assumed it would be Rouge H. But it seemed more bright. The listing just said red. I am fine with either. I always wanted rouge h but a picture of a plume I like is rouge vif. The bag is in the mail. So I will be patient. mmmmh, are you back from your business trip? I am curious about your bag as well.:flowers:
 
Hi there QF. :cool: Thank you! I assumed it would be Rouge H. But it seemed more bright. The listing just said red. I am fine with either. I always wanted rouge h but a picture of a plume I like is rouge vif. The bag is in the mail. So I will be patient. mmmmh, are you back from your business trip? I am curious about your bag as well.:flowers:
It's a gorgeous bag, Wilmi. Cannot go wrong with a red box calf Plume. I'm going to say most likely Vif, and a nice version of it....sometimes RV has a pink undertone that makes it even more 'lipstick red" . This is a very pure, pretty red.

I will be home in the next couple days and will see the new bag and reveal it if it's as pretty as I hope. Either way I will post in this thread.
Meanwhile my search for a black box calf Kelly with PHW goes on......
 
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It's a gorgeous bag, Wilmi. Cannot go wrong with a red box calf Plume. I'm going to say most likely Vif, and a nice version of it....sometimes RV has a pink undertone that makes it even more 'lipstick red" . This is a very pure, pretty red.

I will be home in the next couple days and will see the new bag and reveal it if it's as pretty as I hope. Either way I will post in this thread.
Meanwhile my search for a black box calf Kelly with PHW goes on......

So excited to see what it looks like!
 
Hi there QF. :cool: Thank you! I assumed it would be Rouge H. But it seemed more bright. The listing just said red. I am fine with either. I always wanted rouge h but a picture of a plume I like is rouge vif. The bag is in the mail. So I will be patient. mmmmh, are you back from your business trip? I am curious about your bag as well.:flowers:
My first box leather bag is my plume and it holds a very special place in my heart. Love them in box leather...can't wait to see your plume!
 
It's a gorgeous bag, Wilmi. Cannot go wrong with a red box calf Plume. I'm going to say most likely Vif, and a nice version of it....sometimes RV has a pink undertone that makes it even more 'lipstick red" . This is a very pure, pretty red.

I will be home in the next couple days and will see the new bag and reveal it if it's as pretty as I hope. Either way I will post in this thread.
Meanwhile my search for a black box calf Kelly with PHW goes on......

Hi QuelleFromage! I love your RH box K. It is beyond gorgeous! Which size of black box K are you looking for? I have been searching for a box K28 but have not seen many. K32s seem much easier to find.
 
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This is my favourite thread!!! Could you help me out and tell me which colour this would be. I think its from 1997. Too bright for Rouge H? Rouge vif, maybe? What does vif mean or stand for? Does anyone know? Thank you!


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I think this is Rouge Vif....

Here's a pic of my Plume in Rouge H (1994) and my Rouge Vif Kelly (1988)
 

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Duna!! Thanks for posting again!! I love your bags!! Of cause, I checked the old threads Boxcalfnerds and vintage and I am happy with either colour because of your gorgeous rouge h and rouge vif! Your (Hermes) style is an inspiration! and maybe you remember..... I love your chocolate swift B as well, I know nothing to do with this plume, box, red business... but still in my memory and I am not even a B fan! I hope my plume will look a little bit like yours after I "Docride" it. I can't wait .... a few more days.....

I think this is Rouge Vif....

Here's a pic of my Plume in Rouge H (1994) and my Rouge Vif Kelly (1988)
 
Duna!! Thanks for posting again!! I love your bags!! Of cause, I checked the old threads Boxcalfnerds and vintage and I am happy with either colour because of your gorgeous rouge h and rouge vif! Your (Hermes) style is an inspiration! and maybe you remember..... I love your chocolate swift B as well, I know nothing to do with this plume, box, red business... but still in my memory and I am not even a B fan! I hope my plume will look a little bit like yours after I "Docride" it. I can't wait .... a few more days.....

Thanks a lot!

Yes, my slouchy Swift Birkin;)! I adore slouchy soft bags, that's why I like Swift and Clemence so much: Boxcalf being the only exception:girlsigh:
 
Looking through the old threads again (Boxcalfnerds, vintage) I just realise I am subconsciously wanting bags I fell in love with then, when I first started looking through the threads. Duna:heart:, Jadeite:heart:, audrelita :heart:, Ladysarah:heart: Funny, how powerful and beautiful those images are. Cheers.
 
Raisin is such a beautiful color in box.[emoji7] What color is the contrast stitching? Your SO is truly very special as I heard it is very difficult to request box leather.[emoji173]️

It's a hac! [emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]How awesome! Can we please have a look at the whole piece?

Eagle eyes! Well spotted.
Please show it all.

Hi ladies .... Apologies for the late reply. Was traveling and just managed to take some pics of the HAC.
H. for H. ... The contrast stitching is orange. This bag arrived after 8-9 years. Was told HACs are unicorns now for SO and box leather is hardly offered for our neck of the woods.
Hermesdiorduo, PJW5813 ... Here are more pics. Interior is Fuschia Chevre. Thanks for your interest!

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