I’m always open to new information, even if it’s not relevant to my present situation. I never know when I might draw on ideas I gleaned from someone else. Sometimes, I just take a kernel of someone else’s idea and adapt it to my needs. If I had to rely solely on my own ideas, it wouldn’t be pretty....yup, I’m a copycat.
PurseBlog Article: Traveling with Your Hermès Bag
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Absolutely agree! The same things don’t work for everyone, but sometimes it gives you an idea you can use somewhere else down the road. I’ve gotten messages from people traveling with children who found it helpful. Even though mine are teenagers, it’s not necessarily easier - my 16 year old insisted on bringing his acoustic guitar...it was fun getting that through security. Plus I got a special pat down because I was wearing sparkly pants (who knew?).
@Notorious Pink I do enjoy reading about other people's travel experience, even if their requirements are different to mine. we are all different. Like @diane278 pointed out, It's very a useful starting point to get new ideas etc, so thank you for the article.
@bisousx & @scndlslv my own experience with french hotels has always been very positive. I leave my bags in the room and passports locked in safe- have done so for years. I usually stay in the same small hotel in Paris where they know me quite well. I have also stayed in le Maurice where most guests had incredibly pricey personal items (including jewellery) and never heard of any problems.
@bisousx & @scndlslv my own experience with french hotels has always been very positive. I leave my bags in the room and passports locked in safe- have done so for years. I usually stay in the same small hotel in Paris where they know me quite well. I have also stayed in le Maurice where most guests had incredibly pricey personal items (including jewellery) and never heard of any problems.
Thank-you for your article. Travelling with a good bag always makes me nervous, too- even as my good bags don´t play in the same league than your H bags do.
Covering a really prescious bag in a backpack sounds very sensible- no contact with the security belt, plane floor etc.. If I ever get a top notch bag I´ll consider your advise!
As I said, my current good bags are not in the same league and while I still rarely have a chance to wear them at home (rural area, former GDR) I enjoy it very much to get a chance to wear them on holidays to "more civilized" places. Hence I just wear them openly. Last year I took my YSL Rive Gauche Tom Ford bag (bought pre-loved for a song) to Paris. For a hands-free solution I just added a wide nylon strap and wore the bag under my coat while travelling and using public transport. Otherwise I carried it around on my arm. It didn´t suffer! In contrary: we visited a car exhibition and the nice man at the Coulorlock Leather Care stall quickly and expertly touched up a scraped corner for me with their magic product...
My Dior 61 Tote spent a week-end in Hamburg with me- on my arm- heavy rain and all it returned home unspoiled.
For our upcoming trip to Paris I plan to take another YSL Rive Gauche bag from the Tom Ford era for genereal use and a quirky Dior by John Galliano Trailer Trash clutch for a special occasion. the latter will travel inside my carry-on suitcase which is so shabby nobody would ever dream to pick pocket it...
Covering a really prescious bag in a backpack sounds very sensible- no contact with the security belt, plane floor etc.. If I ever get a top notch bag I´ll consider your advise!
As I said, my current good bags are not in the same league and while I still rarely have a chance to wear them at home (rural area, former GDR) I enjoy it very much to get a chance to wear them on holidays to "more civilized" places. Hence I just wear them openly. Last year I took my YSL Rive Gauche Tom Ford bag (bought pre-loved for a song) to Paris. For a hands-free solution I just added a wide nylon strap and wore the bag under my coat while travelling and using public transport. Otherwise I carried it around on my arm. It didn´t suffer! In contrary: we visited a car exhibition and the nice man at the Coulorlock Leather Care stall quickly and expertly touched up a scraped corner for me with their magic product...
My Dior 61 Tote spent a week-end in Hamburg with me- on my arm- heavy rain and all it returned home unspoiled.
For our upcoming trip to Paris I plan to take another YSL Rive Gauche bag from the Tom Ford era for genereal use and a quirky Dior by John Galliano Trailer Trash clutch for a special occasion. the latter will travel inside my carry-on suitcase which is so shabby nobody would ever dream to pick pocket it...
Great article, travel tips are always appreciated! I take my H bags a lot of places because if I didn't I wouldn't get to use them often enough. One thing to be aware of however is to make sure whatever you are using as the cover doesn't end up doing more harm than good. I noticed some light corner wear on one of my Bs and I think its from getting it in and out of a bag.
I strongly agree with your blog. I just got back from my second big trip using an Osprey Nova backpack as my personal carry-on item. It was perfect for clandestinely carrying two small-to-medium Chanel bags nested inside a big H bag. The Nova has a 32 liter capacity, so it holds a lot very comfortably and feels practically weightless. Travel blogs that review the Nova extol its many virtues, but I'd like to add its effectiveness as a discreet and tidy solution for packing expensive bags and personal items. When I travel, I prefer to be comfortable first and look as plain as possible, so this bag is perfect.
Me, too, very incognito when on my own, no diamond jewelry; low-level clothing, shoes and bag, particularly if driving vs. flying.
With DH, however, flying I do a bit more pretty, but still low-key while driving cross-country. Backpacks and inexpensive totes do the trick.
Great article notorious pink!!! Check out Tom Bihn’s large zip top tote for an excellent travel bag protector/bag to use on location.
wondering if you have an solutions/tips for traveling/packing Hermes bracelets, I.e. cdc’s??
Thanks!!
wondering if you have an solutions/tips for traveling/packing Hermes bracelets, I.e. cdc’s??
Thanks!!
I try to limit my trip bags to one Longchamp le Pliage and one small nice handbag or crossbody (Hermes Evelyne and a woc inside, or mini Balenciaga city.) In the airport, I might toss my purse into the nylon pliage. But once there, I carry it for city stays. On casual days or longer day trips, I might only use the Pliage and bring a LV pochette accessories inside of it. If I don't have the pliage and just the nice purse, I always have a foldable Envirosax I can pull out and toss my purse into in case of weather, or if I have to put the whole thing on the floor. A paper shopping bag works too. Simply, I use my bags on trips. I love them. But I plan for the unexpected.
I'm actually more likely to carry my H bags than my mid-range bags when traveling.
Said mid-range bags are mostly Longchamp Pliage Cuir S in various colors, and I know that they could be unclipped and yanked away from me. (This only occurred to me when one unclipped and fell all on its own initiative!) I also have the unthinking tendency to let a cross-body bag fall behind me where I can't keep an eye on it. Fine in my own city, not so much elsewhere. The H bags (Trim and Yeoh) and BV bags (Veneta) are under-the-radar, have integral straps, zip securely, and sit firmly under my shoulder.
I usually carry my purse in a larger Pliage during actual transit, a bit to protect it but more to stuff in all the other transit-necessary bits and pieces. Backpacks can be more practical, but again I don't like having important things behind me where I can't keep my eye on them in a crowd.
Said mid-range bags are mostly Longchamp Pliage Cuir S in various colors, and I know that they could be unclipped and yanked away from me. (This only occurred to me when one unclipped and fell all on its own initiative!) I also have the unthinking tendency to let a cross-body bag fall behind me where I can't keep an eye on it. Fine in my own city, not so much elsewhere. The H bags (Trim and Yeoh) and BV bags (Veneta) are under-the-radar, have integral straps, zip securely, and sit firmly under my shoulder.
I usually carry my purse in a larger Pliage during actual transit, a bit to protect it but more to stuff in all the other transit-necessary bits and pieces. Backpacks can be more practical, but again I don't like having important things behind me where I can't keep my eye on them in a crowd.
Ditto. I only use a small Le pliage backpack on a private nature hike, never in the city
Thank you! Unfortunately I don’t have much experience with traveling with such a large bracelet as a CDC. My best suggestion would be to put it in its little pouch in your carry on, as I don’t think they will let you go through airport security with it. And if it’s exotic, there could be issues if you are traveling internationally.
With the exception of my bag, I don’t tend to bring with me anything valuable that I cannot keep on me at all times...but understand that means that I actually ski with all of my jewelry wrapped up in tissues and travel pouches in my pocket. I don’t bring all that much so it’s not an issue for me, but I won’t ski with my jewelry on except my love bracelet and wedding/e-rings.