Space for Guys & their Hermès
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My mid-day ramblings.....lol
Im not really one who can rock colours and I tend to go for rather drab hues.
I'd been looking for a suitable charm for my Steve Meeting bag in plomb for the longest time and had come very close to purchasing a rodeo PM.
As much as I find the rodeos cute and love it on others, it was never really my style.
However, as some of you who follow my posts and IG know, I like to engage in a cerebral exercise whenever I make an H purchase, such that every item has a backstory.
Playing around with my bag one day, I realised the clochette narcisse charm would be perfect.
The geometric shape of the charm resonates with the shape of the zipper pulls and the side tabs on the Steve.
Unfortunately for me, my home store rarely brings in bag charms, and so the hunt began. After a month, I found one in bleu indigo in the stockroom of Harrod's.
I decided to swap out the cord with that of my cappucine-coloured charm I had sitting in my collection.
I loved:
- the oversized nature of the charm
- how the black-blue of the charm (very subtly) contrasted against the off-black of the bag.
- how the fine grain of swift leather in the charm complemented the relatively smooth grain of cristobal leather in the bag.
- the linear pop of colour against an otherwise drab and serious looking bag.
At the end of the day, there is joy in making these high craft objects your own.
Object sense?
Welcome to your new home says Steve40 to CityBack !!
Excellent choice!! It looks great. You should post some more photos of your Steve meeting bag
Lovely bags both so beautiful. Congrats on your new CityBack
Mine is a size 40 which, when I saw it initially in the store, I thought to be too large. As I am a bit of an impulse buyer and with choices extremely limited here in London (the only option was a 35 in "potiron"-orange-not my colour!), I got the one in the picture (''Prunoir") and haven't regretted it since. Now, I am 6'2/185 tall and quiet broad. The larger size fits me well.
From a practical pow, the bag is very versatile with a good selection of pockets/sections of various sizes. My MacB Air 13" and larger work laptop both fit comfortably. The "closing straps" are - imo- a bit gimmicky unless you are lucky enough to get a model with a contrasting lining like navicular's. I rarely close mine the way H intended it.
It's my workhorse and I even used it recently as a travel bag for a short business trip abroad. I usually travel light but it was a tight squeeze. On a positive side, it helped "curb my enthusiasm" at the H store at Heathrow airport
Like most H bags, it is on the heavy side but again that is not an issue for me. It does also have a tendency to slouch.
I agree with Danny. You should post more pics of this bag
My experience with the Steve was cyclical.
My first H bag purchased 3 years ago was a Steve 35 in taupe and bleu sapphir in clemence.
I recall watching a youtube video of cormacIRL with his back in the day and thought to myself what a wonderfully sturdy bag this was.
I was swept away by the magical experience of purchasing my first Hermes (let alone a bicolor) but quickly realised that taupe didnt work on my skin tone. I regretfully ended up exchanging the bag at the boutique for an etriviere briefcase. Strike 1.
However, I really liked the satchel design of the Steve and wanted to purchase it again, perhaps in a different size and definitely in a different colour.
A short time after, I chanced upon a Steve 38 in black and bleu izmir in clemence in my home store. I love black and the contrast with izmir was sublime.
I brought it home and used it as my workhorse for a good year.
But alas, this time, I found it too big! The size 38 would fold against my body and the straps the back of the bag would rub against me, causing the resin on the sides of the straps to peel over time. I sent it in for a spa and they re-did the glazing, only to have the same issue occur again.
Perhaps Im not made to carry messenger style bags? OCD? How wonderful would it be if the bag had handles for a hand carry option?
I ended up selling the bag to a close colleague of mine. Strike 2.
I told myself that perhaps the Steve and I weren't really meant to be.
It didnt really bother me, especially given that I had matured in my H-journey during this time and had the opportunity to acquire a wide range of items and bags from my home store. But I guess I always had a soft spot for my first H bag -a design that led me to discover Hermes in the first place.
And then, lo and behold, one day whilst randomly perusing the store, I saw the Steve Meeting 35 on display.
It was as if someone had heard my desire for a handheld Steve! Additionally, the strap was removable! Perfect!
The colour however, wasnt right for me (rouge tomate). URGH!.
So I asked my SM if there were any other colours in the store, and as luck would have it, he said they had just received another in Plomb.
The trifecta of (i) perfect colour (plomb), (ii) size (35cm), (iii) handheld option with birkin-like handles made this a no-brainer for me.
And I've been loving its since!
LostinLondon and Navicular
thanks to both of you for your most interesting histories
I can see how the Steve Meeting could easily be the perfect bag
with its many plaudits
At the moment my interest is for something smaller
LL's comment having some substance:
The "closing straps" are - imo- a bit gimmicky unless you are lucky enough to get a model with a contrasting lining like navicular's
A contrasting lining would be a very attractive (if not essential) specification for me.
thanks to both of you for your most interesting histories
I can see how the Steve Meeting could easily be the perfect bag
with its many plaudits
At the moment my interest is for something smaller
LL's comment having some substance:
The "closing straps" are - imo- a bit gimmicky unless you are lucky enough to get a model with a contrasting lining like navicular's
A contrasting lining would be a very attractive (if not essential) specification for me.
Bicolor steve coporals exist, ive seen them in store.
Also, this video might interest you if you haven't already seen it:
Beautiful bag. I guess that's the taurillon cristobal leather. I've seen it in a Cityback; so soft to touch.
It is indeed.
According to my SM, it's a reference to Cristóbal Colón, the Spanish version of Christopher Columbus' name.
At around the same time Hermes released another leather whose name has spanish influence - sombrero
Might it have to do with where the skins are sourced? I don't know and neither does he.
But yes, it's buttery soft.