Hermes leathers for rainy climates.

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Liberté said:
I believe leather for shoes is treated with wax that acts as a water repellent as well as well as the conditioning products people use on their bags. It makes the shoe water resistant for a while, but also stiff and potentially shiny. If the shoe is not cleaned and the wax not reapplied regularly, the leather will indeed deteriorate quickly, and much quicker in rainy, wet or snowy climates, The bottom of the shoes also have to be treated or replaced regularly for the same reasons.

I think it's a myth that box and barenia are more fragile than epsom, unless you consider a small scratch or temporary difference in color a default that makes the product unwearable. Epsom doesn't refurbish as well as the two and also doesn't really develop a patina properly speaking.Scratches and (water)stains on barenia and box will blend into the leather with time and spa treatments, but it's a good idea to wipe down the bag and let it dry, then recondition the leather if you get caught in rain.
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Not true, box leather is the worst and will blister if left wet. I had a black box leather kelly that got wet and blistered beyond belief. HUGE blisters. It was heartbreaking to see, I was so upset I was numb. I tried to dry it with a towel and ended up using a hair dryer which I was told never to do with Hermes leathers. I moved it constantly around the entire bag so no area would get over heated and did this for at least 15 minutes. It still looked awful I put the bag in another bedroom where I wouldn't see it because it looked so sad and broke my heart that the bag was essentially ruined. It took weeks but the blisters did end up flattening out because I was able to dehydrate the water that had penetrated the leather, but there were round shadows from where the blisters had been all over the bag which never really went away. Fortunately the bag was black so you could only see them in certain light. I brought the bag in to Claude, who was still working at the boutique on Madison Ave, and told him what I'd done to the bag. He was amazed that I made it look as good as I did and said box leather and alligator and crocodile historically blister and are irreparable. He told me a story of a woman who had just purchased a crocodile birkin and was out in the rain with it. And the entire bag had blistered. She brought it in to see if he could do anything but he said there was nothing that could be done and that the bag was ruined.
 
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audreylita said:
Not true, box leather is the worst and will blister if left wet. I had a black box leather kelly that got wet and blistered beyond belief. HUGE blisters. It was heartbreaking to see, I was so upset I was numb. I tried to dry it with a towel and ended up using a hair dryer which I was told never to do with Hermes leathers. I moved it constantly around the entire bag so no area would get over heated and did this for at least 15 minutes. It still looked awful I put the bag in another bedroom where I wouldn't see it because it looked so sad and broke my heart that the bag was essentially ruined. It took weeks but the blisters did end up flattening out because I was able to dehydrate the water that had penetrated the leather, but there were round shadows from where the blisters had been all over the bag which never really went away. Fortunately the bag was black so you could only see them in certain light. I brought the bag in to Claude, who was still working at the boutique on Madison Ave, and told him what I'd done to the bag. He was amazed that I made it look as good as I did and said box leather and alligator and crocodile historically blister and are irreparable. He told me a story of a woman who had just purchased a crocodile birkin and was out in the rain with it. And the entire bag had blistered. She brought it in to see if he could do anything but he said there was nothing that could be done and that the bag was ruined.
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Wow how horrifying must that have been for that lady!
 
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audreylita said:
Not true, box leather is the worst and will blister if left wet. I had a black box leather kelly that got wet and blistered beyond belief. HUGE blisters. It was heartbreaking to see, I was so upset I was numb. I tried to dry it with a towel and ended up using a hair dryer which I was told never to do with Hermes leathers. I moved it constantly around the entire bag so no area would get over heated and did this for at least 15 minutes. It still looked awful I put the bag in another bedroom where I wouldn't see it because it looked so sad and broke my heart that the bag was essentially ruined. It took weeks but the blisters did end up flattening out because I was able to dehydrate the water that had penetrated the leather, but there were round shadows from where the blisters had been all over the bag which never really went away. Fortunately the bag was black so you could only see them in certain light. I brought the bag in to Claude, who was still working at the boutique on Madison Ave, and told him what I'd done to the bag. He was amazed that I made it look as good as I did and said box leather and alligator and crocodile historically blister and are irreparable. He told me a story of a woman who had just purchased a crocodile birkin and was out in the rain with it. And the entire bag had blistered. She brought it in to see if he could do anything but he said there was nothing that could be done and that the bag was ruined.
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There's a difference between a drizzle and a downpour I guess. I had box in the rain and it was fine after I wiped it down and stuffed it with towels after, but it didn't get soaking wet. :) I would usually put any leather bag (except certain LVs that are covered in plastic) as much as I can away from water if it's possible.
That sounds awful what happened with your bag, I'm so sorry you had to go through that!
 
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Reviving this thread.. Wondering if chevre mysore in lighter colour (rose sakura, quebracho) would “survive” rain?

Also apologies if OT here but how prone is chevre mysore to colour transfer? I’ve been using my gold epsom kelly with dark jeans and no problems but I feel nervous about chevre. If anyone has experience please
 
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Chevre does not have the smooth shiny finish that can be particularly prone to rain damage.
Colour transfer is an issue dependent upon how colour-fast the item of clothing is
and has little to do with the item that might suffer.
Assuming you are concerned about colour transfer from your jeans, they seem to have proved themselves to be colourfast already.
 
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_Petra_ said:
What about the combination of Epsom and rain? is it resistant or should I worry for permanent marks/bubbles on the leather? many thanks
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I have replied to you in another thread where OP shared their experience on dealing with their Epsom Kelly and rain. Alternatively, do a search on this thread on Epsom and you should have a better pic as an answer. ;)
 
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