Hi guys,
I just bought my 1st Birkin last week (yay!!!), but I'm still unsure if I made the right decision, so please help me clear out my head
My requirements in no particular order: smooth leather, 25 or 30, black or neutral colors like (argile, etoupe, trench, tabac camel, gris tourterelle, curry, ochre, parchemin) and 2nd choice colors: toned down colors like darker blues (orage, Indigo, Obscur) or greens (Dark, Olive, de gris, fonce, veronese). I love exotics too and asked to see the ostrich at first just out of curiosity (my dream colors are Parchemin or Mousse).
I was shown a 25 Swift Etoupe w/ PHW (passed), a 25 Swift Etoupe w/ GHW (the ONE??), a 25 Swift (?) Gold w/ GHW (Didn't even take it out of the box, regretfully. Should have at least tried it on) and lastly, la "grande dame" 30 Blue Iris ostrich. The box opened and I felt: "NOW, a BIRKIN has ENTERED the room". The intensity of the blue, the ostrich skin, the size 30. THIS is what makes a Birkin is a BIRKIN. On one hand, what knocked my LOWLAND BOOTS from above my knees all the way to the FLOOR (but 2nd or 3rd choice originally, after black and neutrals), beaming in it's blue ostrich glory and on the other, what I've always wanted (an understated neutral), "dressier" for the nighttime, but it didn't make as big an impact on me in person ("it's a Birkin, not a BIRKIN", BUT I cannot stop thinking about it, now that I didn't go for it. I have a neutral color and size 25 smack dab in my head).
This blue could have been the 1st "color" Birkin I buy, after a "neutral" and a black (at least one of them in 25). What also persuaded me to get this 1st was that the SA said he always has Etoupe, but not Blue Iris.
My main doubts are the color and the size, for a 1st time purchase:
- a neutral is a neutral (taupes, beiges, etc) and you'll never wear a color (even a "neutral" medium to dark blue) as much as you'll wear a neutral.
- Is this blue fine in the summer?
- Is the 25 cm more versatile than a 30 because of it's smaller size and the fact that it can be dressier at night? (I can pretty much fit everything on a 25, like that it can be dressier, but like the size for traveling and the "presence" of the 30. That's a CLASSIC Birkin looks like).
- Did the neutral not make such a big impact BECAUSE it's meant to be understated? Also, leather vs. ostrich and 25 vs. 30 and neutral vs. color will always be Birkin vs. a BIRKIN? It just depends what you're looking for.
On the other hand:
- impact in person (blue) matters more than what I thought I wanted (neutral).
- since it's my first, I should go all in and with a BANG and get a COLOR because it's the first one. Gorgeous colors in one of the things Hermes is known for. Endulge!!!)
What people usually like and so do I (doesn't mean it has to be a rule though):
- neutrals and black in leather and bigger sizes (30, 35)
- colors in exotics and smaller sizes (25)
- should I have gotten NONE and waited for a 30 Swift "neutral" or "black" GHW or a 25 Ostrich "color" GHW? The though of leaving H empty handed, after dreaming of this day for so long, being given the "we don't have any/give me your name" only ONCE before (this was my 2nd try ), having a huge "moment" with another B and being offered exactly what I wanted, makes my head spin lol
Finally, my Pros and Cons:
- I'm an eternal sucker for neutrals. Had I gotten the 25 Etoupe, I think I would have slept the 1st night hugging the bag and wearing my Alpaca (beige) Valentino Rockstud flats lol A neutral was my DREAM Birkin and the 25 is perfect for day or night
- BUT it didn't make the impression the Blue ostrich 30 did
- Maybe it means that the 25 of my dreams is a black one (I have a feeling I will melt when I see it) and my neutral is a 30 instead?
- Also, as a new B buyer, does it matter that I bought the ostrich instead of the swift, that costs twice as much? Any benefits? Will I be offered "rarer" bags I wouldn't have been otherwise or they always offer everyone all they have, based on what they ask for, no matter how common or rare they are?
One thing is for sure: I can't wait for my next B adventure; in the meanwhile, please help me find out if I made the right decision or not, oh PurseForum Hermes Veterans!
I received my first H gift at the age of 14, but am by no means an expert navigating the waters of B shopping
I just bought my 1st Birkin last week (yay!!!), but I'm still unsure if I made the right decision, so please help me clear out my head
My requirements in no particular order: smooth leather, 25 or 30, black or neutral colors like (argile, etoupe, trench, tabac camel, gris tourterelle, curry, ochre, parchemin) and 2nd choice colors: toned down colors like darker blues (orage, Indigo, Obscur) or greens (Dark, Olive, de gris, fonce, veronese). I love exotics too and asked to see the ostrich at first just out of curiosity (my dream colors are Parchemin or Mousse).
I was shown a 25 Swift Etoupe w/ PHW (passed), a 25 Swift Etoupe w/ GHW (the ONE??), a 25 Swift (?) Gold w/ GHW (Didn't even take it out of the box, regretfully. Should have at least tried it on) and lastly, la "grande dame" 30 Blue Iris ostrich. The box opened and I felt: "NOW, a BIRKIN has ENTERED the room". The intensity of the blue, the ostrich skin, the size 30. THIS is what makes a Birkin is a BIRKIN. On one hand, what knocked my LOWLAND BOOTS from above my knees all the way to the FLOOR (but 2nd or 3rd choice originally, after black and neutrals), beaming in it's blue ostrich glory and on the other, what I've always wanted (an understated neutral), "dressier" for the nighttime, but it didn't make as big an impact on me in person ("it's a Birkin, not a BIRKIN", BUT I cannot stop thinking about it, now that I didn't go for it. I have a neutral color and size 25 smack dab in my head).
This blue could have been the 1st "color" Birkin I buy, after a "neutral" and a black (at least one of them in 25). What also persuaded me to get this 1st was that the SA said he always has Etoupe, but not Blue Iris.
My main doubts are the color and the size, for a 1st time purchase:
- a neutral is a neutral (taupes, beiges, etc) and you'll never wear a color (even a "neutral" medium to dark blue) as much as you'll wear a neutral.
- Is this blue fine in the summer?
- Is the 25 cm more versatile than a 30 because of it's smaller size and the fact that it can be dressier at night? (I can pretty much fit everything on a 25, like that it can be dressier, but like the size for traveling and the "presence" of the 30. That's a CLASSIC Birkin looks like).
- Did the neutral not make such a big impact BECAUSE it's meant to be understated? Also, leather vs. ostrich and 25 vs. 30 and neutral vs. color will always be Birkin vs. a BIRKIN? It just depends what you're looking for.
On the other hand:
- impact in person (blue) matters more than what I thought I wanted (neutral).
- since it's my first, I should go all in and with a BANG and get a COLOR because it's the first one. Gorgeous colors in one of the things Hermes is known for. Endulge!!!)
What people usually like and so do I (doesn't mean it has to be a rule though):
- neutrals and black in leather and bigger sizes (30, 35)
- colors in exotics and smaller sizes (25)
- should I have gotten NONE and waited for a 30 Swift "neutral" or "black" GHW or a 25 Ostrich "color" GHW? The though of leaving H empty handed, after dreaming of this day for so long, being given the "we don't have any/give me your name" only ONCE before (this was my 2nd try ), having a huge "moment" with another B and being offered exactly what I wanted, makes my head spin lol
Finally, my Pros and Cons:
- I'm an eternal sucker for neutrals. Had I gotten the 25 Etoupe, I think I would have slept the 1st night hugging the bag and wearing my Alpaca (beige) Valentino Rockstud flats lol A neutral was my DREAM Birkin and the 25 is perfect for day or night
- BUT it didn't make the impression the Blue ostrich 30 did
- Maybe it means that the 25 of my dreams is a black one (I have a feeling I will melt when I see it) and my neutral is a 30 instead?
- Also, as a new B buyer, does it matter that I bought the ostrich instead of the swift, that costs twice as much? Any benefits? Will I be offered "rarer" bags I wouldn't have been otherwise or they always offer everyone all they have, based on what they ask for, no matter how common or rare they are?
One thing is for sure: I can't wait for my next B adventure; in the meanwhile, please help me find out if I made the right decision or not, oh PurseForum Hermes Veterans!
I received my first H gift at the age of 14, but am by no means an expert navigating the waters of B shopping
