Special Order REVEAL!

HermesIRL

HermesIRL
Jun 15, 2012
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I ordered my Ala Carte Special Order bag in May 2016, 9 months later (earlier this month) it arrived! I thought I'd share my bag here, as it was the Special Order threads on tPF that helped me finialise my decision before building it with my SM :smile:
 
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Introducing my SO Birkin 40 in Etain Togo with Bleu Nuit piping on the exterior and matching Bleu Nuit chev lining. I chose Brushed Palladium Hardware. When I was offered the Ala Carte order my SM and I worked on trying to make the Birkin masculine with appearing to try to hard or pushing the boundaries of taste.

I think the result is demure and classic Hermes but is definitely a masculine take on, what is, a women's handbag.

One special request I added to the order was that the calfskin used have zero veining. Personally I don't like the "lightening strikes" that can appear on the Clemence and Togo bags, and with the front and back panels on a B40 being so large I wanted to have a perfect stretch of togo peddling - and the atelier obliged. The skin is flawless.
 

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