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As requested, this thread is now the official Help I.D. Hermes leather, color and design thread. Cheers!



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Rockerchic said:
Looks like Gulliver which is just a gorgeous skin imo. Likely by the age of the bag, it did not come with a shoulder strap. That was added later. I can't see the grain of the strap well. It may not be gulliver based on the stamp.
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you are right. the strap is added later. i ended up not buying the bag because i found out the bag was mended not by hermes.
 
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so_sofya1985 said:
Thank you for that? I didn’t find anything under that name on google unfortunately, any idea of the production year? When they came up with this bag? Thank you!
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Dont understand why, I googled it and came up with the same one you’re mother owns. The year of production is located inside the bag. Browse through the reference threads for date stamps. Hope this helps.

www.collectorsquare.com

Hermès Rugby shoulder bag in gold Barenia leather and beige canvas

Each bag sold on Collector Square is expertly appraised and chosen for its excellent condition. Dispatched within 24 hours.
www.collectorsquare.com www.collectorsquare.com
 
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Rouge H said:
Dont understand why, I googled it and came up with the same one you’re mother owns. The year of production is located inside the bag. Browse through the reference threads for date stamps. Hope this helps.

www.collectorsquare.com

Hermès Rugby shoulder bag in gold Barenia leather and beige canvas

Each bag sold on Collector Square is expertly appraised and chosen for its excellent condition. Dispatched within 24 hours.
www.collectorsquare.com www.collectorsquare.com
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I just saw the bag and there are differences : my leather is Epsom, and the top has a carabin closure! Would it still be called the same you reckon!? Thank you again in advance
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so_sofya1985 said:
I just saw the bag and there are differences : my leather is Epsom, and the top has a carabin closure! Would it still be called the same you reckon!? Thank you again in advance
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Then you do know something about this bag enough to know the leather, which is Epsom. A further search will confirm as I did it’s a
Rugby.

www.yoogiscloset.com

Hermes Geranium Epsom Leather Palladium Plated Rugby Bag| Yoogi's Closet

Authentic Hermes Geranium Epsom Leather Palladium Plated Rugby Bag. Condition is Like new
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QuelleFromage said:
That's Courchevel, not Epsom (similar but not the same). Hard to make a call on the color. I think if you tried to order a matching strap from Hermès it would be very difficult, but you could find a strap elsewhere.
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Oh wow! You are amazing! Would you know any qualities chourchevel leather has? What I have to take note of with regards to taking care of this specific leather?
 
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jazminyvette said:
Oh wow! You are amazing! Would you know any qualities chourchevel leather has? What I have to take note of with regards to taking care of this specific leather?
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Courchevel is a printed leather like Epsom. There are a ton of threads on both but more on Epsom and I think there's a lot of disagreement about these leathers - from love to hate. They ARE harder to refurbish from scratches and stains than some of the natural grained leathers. They also retain shape well. That said, the bag has made it 27 years and still looks good, so probably less to stress about.

This is a very pretty bag. I love the color with the hardware - the bag almost looks red (which would be Rouge Hermès) but also looks like a rich brown. There are others here who know colors much better than I do :)
 
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QuelleFromage said:
Courchevel is a printed leather like Epsom. There are a ton of threads on both but more on Epsom and I think there's a lot of disagreement about these leathers - from love to hate. They ARE harder to refurbish from scratches and stains than some of the natural grained leathers. They also retain shape well. That said, the bag has made it 27 years and still looks good, so probably less to stress about.

This is a very pretty bag. I love the color with the hardware - the bag almost looks red (which would be Rouge Hermès) but also looks like a rich brown. There are others here who know colors much better than I do :smile:
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I love how you described it too! I agree. I was thinking it’s quite like rouge but it might depend on lighting.
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Do you think entrupy can get mistaken with epsom and courchevel? This bag has an entrupy certificate and they said it is epsom :o
 
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jazminyvette said:
I love how you described it too! I agree. I was thinking it’s quite like rouge but it might depend on lighting.
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Do you think entrupy can get mistaken with epsom and courchevel? This bag has an entrupy certificate and they said it is epsom :o
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The two leathers can be very similar but there is one definite way of knowing which one it is for a 1993 bag...it has to be courcheval because Epsom didn’t exist until 10 years later.
 
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