Please help identify leather, color and design

TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others

#1,046
As requested, this thread is now the official Help I.D. Hermes leather, color and design thread. Cheers!



------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Edited: Please do nat ask for authentication on this thread.

Reply to any questions regarding any items are NOT be taken as a sign of authenticity. You will have to find a reputable paid-for service.

PT
 
  • Like
Reactions: zaza_CH, audreylita, sunshineshiney and 5 others
#2,493
kingslanding said:
Hi, I am new to the forum. I’ve been reading the purseblog for a while and found this forum recently. I have an old hand me down Birkin and I’m interested in what leather it is.

View attachment 5616000

View attachment 5616001
Click to expand...
Black leathers are always a little bit hard to differentiate, but I’m really stumped with this one. Do you have a photo of the whole bag? Was it ever repaired/sent to spa?
 
  • Like
Reactions: embroideryqueen007 and princesadeprada
#2,494
Virevolte said:
Hi all! I just bought this in a depot de ventes where the salewoman insisted that it is bareina, but to me it looks more like Box - & the color more Sanguine or Brique than any Bareina Fauve that I’ve ever seen. Thoughts? I’d appreciate your expertise!

View attachment 5616239
Click to expand...
This is Box calf and I'm pretty sure you're right, it's Brique. I had a Box Bolide from same era in Noisette that looked EXACTLY like fauve Barenia, but same thing - scratches didn't rub out the same way. This is too shiny, too even, and too red to be Barenia. The stamp is foiled, correct?
It's a gorgeous bag and a great find!
 
  • Like
Reactions: maxroxxherhandbags and DR2014
#2,495
JelenaTasker said:
You are right - I found another one online in those specs - Box Brique - they are identical to me, no?

View attachment 5616320
Click to expand...
You’re right - that looks exactly like my bag! Thank you for your help in solving the mystery!
I must admit my heart leaped a little bit when you first suggested Sombrero, as I’ve always been curious about that leather - but thanks to r luvs h’s historical knowledge of H leathers, we can put that theory to rest for better or worse. In any event, the Box really is beautiful - my apologies to everyone for intruding on the Barenia thread with this one; & my thanks again to all of you who shared your wisdom on the subject.
 
#2,497
kingslanding said:
Hi, I am new to the forum. I’ve been reading the purseblog for a while and found this forum recently. I have an old hand me down Birkin and I’m interested in what leather it is.

View attachment 5616000

View attachment 5616001
Click to expand...
From the sheen I would almost say Chevre, but maybe that’s just an effect of the lighting in these particular photos? Here is a closeup of the skin on my black Chevre Birkin:

1820DC3E-10C7-42F6-99BA-7E63D90C659D.jpeg
 
  • Like
Reactions: tannfran
#2,499
kingslanding said:
Hi, I am new to the forum. I’ve been reading the purseblog for a while and found this forum recently. I have an old hand me down Birkin and I’m interested in what leather it is.

View attachment 5616000

View attachment 5616001
Click to expand...

I think this is Evergrain. Evergrain was available in 2007. No spine at all and not the right pattern for chèvre de Coromandel.
I'd suggest sending photos of the bag to bababebi for identification et al.
 
  • Like
Reactions: maxroxxherhandbags, textilegirl and r luvs h
#2,500
r luvs h said:
Black leathers are always a little bit hard to differentiate, but I’m really stumped with this one. Do you have a photo of the whole bag? Was it ever repaired/sent to spa?
Click to expand...
Hi, thanks for your reply. I’ve just taken more photos (it’s daytime now - hopefully you can see the bag better!). Not sure if it was taken to a bag spa or repair as the bag still looks in good condition - it is a bit floppy though (one of the phot i’ve placed my stuff inside so the bag stands better).

85FFBA30-8E71-4AD8-832A-FE1AB84DEDFE.jpeg

B378DB5E-0187-4E57-843E-0C7196CBFDB2.jpeg

8B309477-1ED8-4469-A084-A51ACA3B3C16.jpeg

E4EC474C-4FBD-4A3F-9E46-15EDF54422D2.jpeg

774201F5-9E95-4AD7-964E-F37AFC8943DA.jpeg

7589AB81-6DBA-4500-A6CE-0A0B12450592.jpeg

54747285-05BD-4D02-9B73-17806C5F66DA.jpeg
 
#2,501
kingslanding said:
Hi, thanks for your reply. I’ve just taken more photos (it’s daytime now - hopefully you can see the bag better!). Not sure if it was taken to a bag spa or repair as the bag still looks in good condition - it is a bit floppy though (one of the phot i’ve placed my stuff inside so the bag stands better).

View attachment 5616346

View attachment 5616348

View attachment 5616351

View attachment 5616353

View attachment 5616355

View attachment 5616356

View attachment 5616357
Click to expand...
I'm no expert, but appears to be evergrain. Lovely sheen and texture.
 
  • Like
Reactions: maxroxxherhandbags, kingslanding, DR2014 and 1 other person
#2,502
kingslanding said:
Hi, thanks for your reply. I’ve just taken more photos (it’s daytime now - hopefully you can see the bag better!). Not sure if it was taken to a bag spa or repair as the bag still looks in good condition - it is a bit floppy though (one of the phot i’ve placed my stuff inside so the bag stands better).

View attachment 5616346

View attachment 5616348

View attachment 5616351

View attachment 5616353

View attachment 5616355

View attachment 5616356

View attachment 5616357
Click to expand...

Thank you for the extra photos! Recanting my erroneous statement that evergrain was not available this year (I mixed it up with another leather). It does appear to be very similar to evergrain-- especially in the bag's high tension areas (sangle attachments at back of bag, handles, corners of the bag, etc.). It does not look like any type of chevre leather.

I was wondering if it was repaired/spa’d because there is a slight difference in grain between the body of the bag and the sangles. I'm guessing it's evergrain or one of the vache/vachettes (possibly liegee, but this is kinda a stretch), though as QF said, I think Bababebi would be the most helpful source on this.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: embroideryqueen007, princesadeprada and kingslanding
#2,503
r luvs h said:
Thank you for the extra photos! Recanting my erroneous statement that evergrain was not available this year (I mixed it up with another leather). It does appear to be very similar to evergrain-- especially in the bag's high tension areas (sangle attachments at back of bag, handles, corners of the bag, etc.). It does not look like any type of chevre leather.

I was wondering if it was repaired/spa’d because there is a slight difference in grain between the body of the bag and the sangles. I'm guessing it's evergrain or one of the vache/vachettes (possibly liegee, but this is kinda a stretch), though as QF said, I think Bababebi would be the most helpful source on this.
Click to expand...
Thank you so much everyone for helping out. It's nice to know what the leather is. I can potentially found out whether it was spa-ed in the past. Have a lovely weekend :)
 
  • Love
Reactions: r luvs h
#2,504
#2,505
Curious about what leather this is. The reseller said Veau Chamonix, but another TPFer said maybe Vache Naturalle. It is a Museau from 2000. It is thick and stiff, waxy finish. On the corners, there is no color loss. There is no foil in the name stamp, just plain embossing.

Would appreciate any info!

image.jpg

image.jpg

image.jpg

image.jpg

image.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: maxroxxherhandbags
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top