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I rarely take my old girl out but since it’s fall and I was in a Kelly mood I took my 1st ever H bag for a local stroll and she came to the pub for a cheeky afternoon glass of red with us.
I am NOT a fan of twillys but the handle of my bag is a state so I found an old Valentino’maxi twilly’ style scarf to wrap the handle with ( badly done I know) just to add a bit of extra strength 70F815FC-AFBE-45BF-AB70-423BC4939ADC.jpeg55680C9F-D4E6-4F14-8FC9-96E91CC8DF34.jpeg
 
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A chat thread is open to any topic. I did enjoy your post as I have been wanting to pull out my first kelly, Prussian Blue box leather. It needs a spa treatment. Your bag is beautiful, maxroxxherhandbags what shade of red is it? You have treated the bag very well. Mine got stuffed into office drawers and so got scratched up some. What did you do to maintain the bag so well?
 
A chat thread is open to any topic. I did enjoy your post as I have been wanting to pull out my first kelly, Prussian Blue box leather. It needs a spa treatment. Your bag is beautiful, maxroxxherhandbags what shade of red is it? You have treated the bag very well. Mine got stuffed into office drawers and so got scratched up some. What did you do to maintain the bag so well?
Its Rouge H and is from 1983 (M circle) its actually in pretty poor condition in places-I purchased it at a Vintage fashion fair about 25 years ago for £250! I had always wanted a Hermes bag and I didn't have much money at the time.
It was missing padlock and clochette when I purchased it and has areas of cracking and scratches The handle is in very poor condition indeed and is pretty dark with rotted stitches (hence the poorly tied 'twilly') I did take it into Hermes to enquire about getting a replacement handle made but the cost coupled with them admitting that even after SPA the body of the bag would never look blemish free and a new padlock would never match the gold of the existing plaque and Turnlock (which looks more like brass than contemporary ones)so I've left the bag unspa'd
The 2nd picture gives a better idea of the bags condition.
I HAVE however spent many hours with Saphir cream trying to nourish it and buff out the dryness I think its really helped!
Also I suppose the fact that I was drinking a glass of red whilst gazing at my bag also makes my post a "good time' one.
I'd love to see your blue Kelly!
 
I rarely take my old girl out but since it’s fall and I was in a Kelly mood I took my 1st ever H bag for a local stroll and she came to the pub for a cheeky afternoon glass of red with us.
I am NOT a fan of twillys but the handle of my bag is a state so I found an old Valentino’maxi twilly’ style scarf to wrap the handle with ( badly done I know) just to add a bit of extra strength View attachment 5231046View attachment 5231048
She's a beauty! I'm so glad you take the time to care for her too. Mine is a little younger ('85) and my handle has a little cracking as well - but I just put a twill on her and go! Thank you for sharing her with us!

@eagle1002us - Prussian Blue? Do tell! (and show!)
 
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