If you live in/frequent Oakland County (Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Troy), Ann Arbor or Grosse Pointe, people will know Hermes. I've never seen anyone carry one in person but people there are pretty up to date on fashion. Outside of those cities it will be hit or miss, with most people not noticing your Hermes. You say you live in a college town. I find people in college towns to be more cosmopolitan so some people will definitely notice, including some of your colleagues and clients. It's very rare even in the wealthiest parts of Michigan to see a birkin so your clients may be put off by it.... But then again if you show homes in those wealthy areas people may associate your Hermes with success and who doesn't want to be around success?
I think the more upscale your clientile is, the more of a nonissue it would be (if they do recognize it). At the middle to upper-middle of the market, people may be jealous.
I think the more upscale your clientile is, the more of a nonissue it would be (if they do recognize it). At the middle to upper-middle of the market, people may be jealous.
coco-nut said:
) but i do think that they whisper money very very loudly, given that if they are recognized as hermes, they are then also recognized for costing in the 4-5 figures. 
). I believe it was a smaller size of the Birkin, possibly a 25? I don't know because I had not seen one IRL before that day. OMG, my heart almost stopped and I almost stopped in my tracks, but that would have looked very strange if I did that
i hesitate to ask... but how old was the "older couple"? (please don't say in their 30s, please don't say in their 30s 