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Foo,
I'm female, make my own money and I wear bespoke suits, if that qualifies my statements here.(it was quite unnecessary to explain how bespoke works on this forum) You mistakenly think that Hermes is a bespoke shop - it's not; It's mainly a off the rack shop, with their bespoke leather goods offered to regulars only. If you go in and act as if you are in a bespoke shop, you guys just won't speak the same language.
Get ready for the longest post ever; allow me to mount the pulpit
Feel free to point them out at any time.
Sorry to bust your bubble here, but there is virtually no difference between Hermes being owned by businessman A or businessman B.
There is also virtually no difference between the supply chain of LVMH and Hermes, except that LVMH is deadly efficient. I have been in various production facilities of both companies; this is coming straight from the horse's mouth.
I also think it's hilarious that people think its a sacrilege for for LVMH to own Hermes. As if the Hermes owners do this for fun, and LVMH is a bloodthirsty capitalistic machine. Hermes owners are just as greedy as anyone else. Also, I don't see the advent of family ownership, as none of those family members could even make you a wallet.
Regarding the actual supply chain of Hermes, I'd say it sources 97% of everything it sells from third-party suppliers. The tannery they own in LA you're thinking of is Roggwiller, but they source 90% of their salted and blue crust crocodile skins from independent tanneries in Africa (Namibia, SA, Uganda) and Australia.
The toureg jewelry is just a marketing ploy, relying on some nomadic african tribe for timely deliveries is laughable and goes against all principals of business. Most third party suppliers aren't even reliable. Also, theres nothing good about handmade jewelry, no human can set diamonds as flawlessly as a machine can, and no human made mold can be as perfect as one that machine milled.
The reason they have certain subsidiaries like Roggwiller is to create redundancies in their supply chain
Aw, that's no fun. I personally love to cook, I only go to restaurants to be waited on, as very few can cook so well that I cannot replicate the recipe. And if we meet, keep DH at home
The only thing "H" is vernacular for is Heroin.
Sorry, but then what is the most expensive non-exotic leather used on Birkins? My definition of exotic is any reptilian, ostrich, or the skin of any other animal that has not been domesticated for at least 100+ years.
Box calf is not praised for it's durability, its very thin and nowhere near as durable as cow hide. Calf if praised for it's suppleness. It's expensive because for the same reason veal is expensive, there less demand for it, and because there is much skin/meat in a calf than a cow, however the gestation cycle is the same.
If you think the construction of any handbag is a work of art, wait until you see mens welted shoes or haute horology, you'll think it's alchemy!
What you know of Hermes is marketing fluff, but it's not your fault, Hermes is just shameless. When some Gucci rep once told me it takes 7 years to train someone to make a balenciaga handbag, I literally spit out my water in his face in laughter (yes I apologized). The inside-out sewing is used for a number of things, and yes it's harder than sewing leather with a sewing machine, but it's a standard skill amongst leather workers. Anyone making cowboy boots in the states or mexico can do it.
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This is why I joined!
I don't think I even used the word erudite on here even once!
You're wrong about something here, namely my love for myself. It's clearly the hatred I have for myself that I then project on women.
To get a little serious for a second, I'm not dating anyone because I have an extremely demanding schedule and I could not subject a woman to such a lack of attention. I've seen too many marriages that were either broken up or remain in tact but are so fake, where people get together on a whim, then proceed to ignore each other. Back in my schooling days, I actually had stalkers, believe it or not. So, my "love for myself" isn't a problem
I've said this a million times already, but the first 2 sticked topics in this forum and "celebrities and their hermes" and "socialites and their hermes". I think I'm more than a little right.
Also, I missed the post in my multi-quoting crusade, but someone was talking about how accomplished some people on here are and that when they "lunch" you would never guess they have 100k in Hermes between them. Ladies, I'm sorry, but you do it to yourselves. What's the male equivalent of that statement? "You would never guess they have 100 patents between them", or "you would never guess they have $20B between them?; or "you would never guess they have 50,000,000SF of class A commerical office space between them"?
As I have already said, those who certain statements do not pertain to do not get offended.
If you ladies want to ask something about the technical or corporate side of your favorite bags or brands, I'd be happy to provide an answer if I know it. Talking about other things gets boring fast, and I rather would like to stick around
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