I think we can all agree Chanel and Hermes are completely different in terms of aesthetics.
I really really really tried to get into H RTW. But I ended up looking so old in the clothes. Chanel RTW is much more my style.
Also H bags are impossible to collect unless you're incredibly rich and can do the 20-50k prespend for a bag. Let me repeat "A" as in ONE bag. A few do get lucky with little to no prespend, but I think I speak for the majority when we do need quite a prespend to be able to be offered a quota bag. Or go the secondary market, and get exactly what you want. But the markup is incredibly high.
H works where you need to stick with ONE store & ONE SA & they get ONE black with gold hardware kelly 25 sellier in every let's say 2-6 months. ONE. And who does that go to? Based on Manager's approval, most likely the one who contributed most to the store's sales.
Chanel on the other hand, there are many stores and you don't need to stick with ONE store. So you have many opportunities to snag a bag you really want from a different boutique. Plus, they usually do not look at prespend to get approval to get offered a bag. Much easier.
I really think we need to stop comparing H and Chanel. Both are completely different styles and ways to buy bags.