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My store told me the same about the ConstanceStarting a thread for people to share/discuss interesting factoids (or fallacies) they’ve heard or learned while shopping with Hermès over the years.
I’ll go first:
- Gold, Étoupe and Blue Jean are the only colors that use white contrast stitching instead of tonal switching (excluding SO’s)
- The Constance is more demanding in terms of craftsmanship than B or K
- All non-SO B’s are lined in chèvre mysore
I’m sure some of these might be common sense to the seasoned client but I still found these facts(?) interesting when I learned them. If any of these are not true, please let me know! Would love to hear from others to collectively expand our knowledge horizons
Hmmm, I’ve understood the opposite to be true.
In 1916, Emile-Maurice Hermes got the idea for the zipper after visiting the US and Henry Ford. The convertible cars were using zippers. He went back to Paris, got a patent for the zipper, and created the first Hermes handbag for his wife. It was the Bolide as mentioned earlier in this thread, originally called the Bugatti.
According to the Hermès leather guide, they are drummed, rather than embossed leathers.
> Named in tribute to the daughter [Clémence] of the designer who introduced it into the collections, this leather was developed for luggage and is the ultimate example of a grained leather that has been drummed. This process softens the skin and brings a generous grain to the surface.
Drummed yes (to make the grain more prominent) but embossed, no.
It was among the first Hermes bags, but it was THE first handbag EVER (all brands!!) to have a zipper. It was created as a gift for his wife in 1923 after he saw the zipper for the first time in the US.
I should be more clear. The Bolide was the first handbag EVER to have a zipper. Not just the first Hermes bag to have one, the very first!!
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The bolide is gonna be 100years old in 2023. Go get your bolide quick! Lol….
Correct me if I am wrong :
- touch bags uses nilo skin for shiny and gator for matte.
- limited edition bags comes in the same orange box but the inside of the box is navy with a navy dust bag or a navy logo on the dustbag.
- touch bags uses nilo skin for shiny and gator for matte.
- limited edition bags comes in the same orange box but the inside of the box is navy with a navy dust bag or a navy logo on the dustbag.
The Evelyne is meant to be used with the perforated “H” facing the body
There are 2,000 different sized and shaped orange boxes.
The newest high jewelry boxes are covered in dark blue and gold matte alligator.
The Lift motif/design comes from the wrought iron work on the elevator (lift) of an elevator of FSH.
The Endless Road design is inspired by highway 280 between San Francisco and Palo Alto. Inspiration came when they drove down from San Francisco to Palo Alto to visit the location of the Stanford store.
There are 320 stores at the moment.
The "theme of the year" first appeared in 1987 with "Feu d'artifice" (firework).
The Cherche Midi watch and then bag was named after Rue du Cherche Midi in the 6eme, the parallel street of Rue de Sevres.
The keys of some watch/cigar/jewelry boxes are meant to resemble the touret of the Kelly and Birkin. These boxes are also made by a small manufacture not owned by Hermes, but I forgot their name.
The carpet in the VIP room at the Ginza store mimics the gravel of Japanese dry gardens.
All Hermes stores are designed by RDAI, which was founded by Rena Dumas. She also created the Pippa furniture collection.
The Sevres store used to be the old swimming pool of the Lutetia (which was the Roman name of Paris).
More about the Sevres store, the walls in the jewelry section are inspired by the reflection and movement of water like the old swimming pool.
I love this thread. It has to be my favorite so far. We can never have too much knowledge. Creating a free space to share and learn so many fun and obscure information is the true luxury.
The newest high jewelry boxes are covered in dark blue and gold matte alligator.
The Lift motif/design comes from the wrought iron work on the elevator (lift) of an elevator of FSH.
The Endless Road design is inspired by highway 280 between San Francisco and Palo Alto. Inspiration came when they drove down from San Francisco to Palo Alto to visit the location of the Stanford store.
There are 320 stores at the moment.
The "theme of the year" first appeared in 1987 with "Feu d'artifice" (firework).
The Cherche Midi watch and then bag was named after Rue du Cherche Midi in the 6eme, the parallel street of Rue de Sevres.
The keys of some watch/cigar/jewelry boxes are meant to resemble the touret of the Kelly and Birkin. These boxes are also made by a small manufacture not owned by Hermes, but I forgot their name.
The carpet in the VIP room at the Ginza store mimics the gravel of Japanese dry gardens.
All Hermes stores are designed by RDAI, which was founded by Rena Dumas. She also created the Pippa furniture collection.
The Sevres store used to be the old swimming pool of the Lutetia (which was the Roman name of Paris).
More about the Sevres store, the walls in the jewelry section are inspired by the reflection and movement of water like the old swimming pool.
I love this thread. It has to be my favorite so far. We can never have too much knowledge. Creating a free space to share and learn so many fun and obscure information is the true luxury.
If this is true.....Wondering why some Togo is veined. Older Togo had no veins, in my experience, and seems to be preferred by many to veined Togo.