Space for Guys & their Hermès

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

#9,542
#9,543
Tony Yang said:
Looking at this....I rlly wish there was a bag with Birkin dimensions but HAC style and handles. Btw does Hermes still make HAC 45 anymore? 50 has the perfect dimensions in my opinion but it's too large.
Click to expand...
my friend and I have been talking about this since like a decade ago coz it's the most sensible thing to make. the birkin has flimsy and long handles, the HAC 40 (and bigger) is too tall with no pockets, a hybrid of the best of the two would be a really great idea. but I guess until H runs out of ideas, or the Birkin redesign ban is lifted from Horizon (or they think that idea doesn't count as a Birkin redesign and someone successfully requests it on Horizon), I don't think it's ever going to happen. :hrmm:

P.S. no offense to Birkin and HAC owners. peace. love and light. etc. :D
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: csetcos, J.T. and Tony Yang
#9,544
Tony Yang said:
Looking at this....I rlly wish there was a bag with Birkin dimensions but HAC style and handles. Btw does Hermes still make HAC 45 anymore? 50 has the perfect dimensions in my opinion but it's too large.
Click to expand...

allanrvj said:
my friend and I have been talking about this since like a decade ago coz it's the most sensible thing to make. the birkin has flimsy and long handles, the HAC 40 (and bigger) is too tall with no pockets, a hybrid of the best of the two would be a really great idea. but I guess until H runs out of ideas, or the Birkin redesign ban is lifted from Horizon (or they think that idea doesn't count as a Birkin redesign and someone successfully requests it on Horizon), I don't think it's ever going to happen. :hrmm:

P.S. no offense to Birkin and HAC owners. peace. love and light. etc. :biggrin:
Click to expand...

Totally agree with you both! I use my HAC as a day-to-day bag knowing full well it’s really a travel bag. It’s too tall and too deep, but I just love it’s look.

Forgive my ignorance and I know they are long since discontinued, but would the HAC 32 and 36 not fit this bill? Or were they vertical oriented B’s but otherwise with all of that hardware rather than the larger handles etc?

As I’m quite a skinny guy with narrow wrists and long legs, I find the proportions of the B’s smaller than 40 a little too ‘hand baggy’ on me. Please don’t think I mean that generally on others and judge them, it’s just how the proportions work for me.

As such Tony’s suggestion of a smaller proportioned HAC would be ideal to me - a little more ‘well built’ and masculine, but not quite so cavernous!!!
 
  • Like
Reactions: J.T., PJW5813 and Tony Yang
#9,548
Tony Yang said:
Looking at this....I rlly wish there was a bag with Birkin dimensions but HAC style and handles. Btw does Hermes still make HAC 45 anymore? 50 has the perfect dimensions in my opinion but it's too large.
Click to expand...

Did you mean proportions? The taller height in relationship to the width?
I don't understand that the dimensions can be both perfect and too large.
FreddieMac's photos do show how much larger the base plate is in the HAC style.
The width of the base plate on my HAC 45 is just under 25cm/10".
You do get used to it near your knees, but I only use it for short stays and grocery shopping.

An internal pocket would be useful.
 
#9,550
PJW5813 said:
Did you mean proportions? The taller height in relationship to the width?
I don't understand that the dimensions can be both perfect and too large.
FreddieMac's photos do show how much larger the base plate is in the HAC style.
The width of the base plate on my HAC 45 is just under 25cm/10".
You do get used to it near your knees, but I only use it for short stays and grocery shopping.

An internal pocket would be useful.
Click to expand...
Yep, i mean proportions, wish it all HACs smaller than 50 was more like the Birkin 40 or HAC 50 proportions instead of being a little "tall".
 
  • Like
Reactions: J.T.
#9,551
wma said:
I also use a Ulysse MM and it is roughly A5 size. I use the Hermès inserts because I like the paper and it's one of the better papers for fountain pens but it is easy enough to attach the plastic connector to other notebooks. I don't generally clip pens in the notebook spiral because I don't want to scratch my pens or damage the clips but it does work well with less expensive pens which I don't care whether they get scratched or their clips get deformed over time.

The Neo version includes slip pockets on the front cover which can come in handy at the cost of weight, the front cover edges not matching the back cover edges because of the stitching on the front cover. I'm not a fan of the look of that stitching on Togo covers. I like the clean stitch-less look of the original Ulysse.

Another intriguing option is the EAZip: https://www.hermes.com/ca/en/product/eazip-book-cover-H074743CK7L/

Unfortunately, it does not have a snap closure that you are looking for but the pouch looks handy and it's designed as a cover for any standard A5 notebook.

There is also the Writing Set: https://www.hermes.com/us/en/product/writing-set-medium-model-H068992CK45/

This one is extra luxurious but not easy to find. It fits A5 notepads. I think you can fit your own but the Hermès ones are slimmer so it won't feel as bulky and you can fit two Hermès ones. They are also made of Box so they will scratch up (which is part of Box's charm) but not everyone likes that look.

I hope this helps.
Click to expand...

Helps a lot!

Wow, that writing set is stunning but so is the book cover. Never seen these before.

While I do not own anything from Hermes in box, to me it’s the best looking leather (along with barenia). I love the vintage feel it exudes.

I had a look at the Ulysse neo in NY this weekend and preferred it over the regular model purely because of the pockets (would be useful for storing business cards)

But actually, I ended up buying a cover from another lesser know brand that I randomly found at Chelsea market.

My bf rightly pointed out that if I after a few months still want the Ulysse (or actually one of the covers you linked to) than I can still get it later :)

Just like you , I would not like to scratch my pens and just bought a small leather case for my caran d’ache to go with the new cover I bought.

Thanks everyone for chiming in.

I really appreciated all the advice!
 
  • Like
Reactions: wma and allanrvj
#9,553
J.T. said:
Hi guys,

I am looking for a notebook cover A5 size for work.

been eyeing the Ulysse cover but unsure about the sizing and I can also see that there are multiple versions. Neo?

Any one here have it/ use it for work?

My biggest issue would be that it does not have a hoop for storing a pen and also whether I will get annoyed in the long run having to buy Hermes fillers?

(I know this is an Hermes thread, but if you have any alternatives to suggest I am always interested in hearing it :smile:

Thanks
Click to expand...
Hey,
Not sure if you know but hermes actually has a a5 notebook cover. It’s call Eazip. It comes in evercolor and swift. It just came out not too long ago. I have both the Eazip in a5 and pm size. The pm is just slightly bigger than a6.
 
  • Like
Reactions: J.T.
#9,554
nats said:
Hey,
Not sure if you know but hermes actually has a a5 notebook cover. It’s call Eazip. It comes in evercolor and swift. It just came out not too long ago. I have both the Eazip in a5 and pm size. The pm is just slightly bigger than a6.
Click to expand...

Thanks nats!

I only just saw it when wma linked to it.
Have not seen this model in physical stores or the Danish online store.

What size notebook does it fit? (Thickness wise)
 
#9,555
J.T. said:
Thanks nats!

I only just saw it when wma linked to it.
Have not seen this model in physical stores or the Danish online store.

What size notebook does it fit? (Thickness wise)
Click to expand...
The a5 one fits my Hobonichi (a Japanese journal that uses Tomoe River paper). The book size is W: 148 x H: 210 x T: 17 mm / W: 5.8" x H: 8.3" x T: 0.7".
This is the absolute maximum thickness. I had to cut off 1mm on the cover to fit. But once both end pages go in, it fits like a tailor made glove.
 
  • Like
Reactions: wma and J.T.
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top