thanks everyone for your help and spectacular info, without it, I would not have had the education necessary to make my first MAJOR H purchase!
ok, the specs...
35cm brighton blue, clemence with phw, lined in chevre...bought from a reseller on e*ay, but i got a very fair deal, and the store receipt to boot. So I could not be more happy! we don't have an Hermes boutique in Scottsdale yet and with a three year old, I cannot dictate family vacations based on where the nearest H boutique is, unless they have one in Disneyland now!