BBL, do catch up.
It's been posted that mafoofan has been emailed by Hermès and his dream wallet has been ordered in Evergrain, with a projected 6 to 8 month wait.
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BBL, do catch up.
It's been posted that mafoofan has been emailed by Hermès and his dream wallet has been ordered in Evergrain, with a projected 6 to 8 month wait.
:lolots:.. oops. thanks for the reminder. I forgot to factor in this crucial element.
i think texture and touch is a critical element of the decision for your two breasted wallet.
As another longtime member with relatively few posts, I have to say this is the funniest thread I've read in a long long time.
Thank you to the Mods for letting it continue and develop.
Cakey, I love your proposal and look forward to the outcome. I am also planning on creating your brussel sprout recipe for Christmas, thank you.
I remember my very first visit to an Hermes boutique about 10 years ago. I walked in and without any prior knowledge said I was looking for a "tote" in a "brown" color "pebbled" leather. I walked out with my first birkin.
Thank you to the Mods for letting it continue and develop.
Cakey, I love your proposal and look forward to the outcome. I am also planning on creating your brussel sprout recipe for Christmas, thank you.
I remember my very first visit to an Hermes boutique about 10 years ago. I walked in and without any prior knowledge said I was looking for a "tote" in a "brown" color "pebbled" leather. I walked out with my first birkin.
i think texture and touch is a critical element of the decision for your two breasted wallet.
You ladies have made my day!
As another longtime member with relatively few posts, I have to say this is the funniest thread I've read in a long long time.
Thank you to the Mods for letting it continue and develop.
Cakey, I love your proposal and look forward to the outcome. I am also planning on creating your brussel sprout recipe for Christmas, thank you.
I remember my very first visit to an Hermes boutique about 10 years ago. I walked in and without any prior knowledge said I was looking for a "tote" in a "brown" color "pebbled" leather. I walked out with my first birkin.
Aaaaahhhh....magic!
If you have two breasts, of course you need two breast wallets! Woman, learn to count!
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.
My darling, I know that the most expensive leather (which I will attempt to spell) Vachee Lieggee is from a Bull Calf. It is stretched multiple times, and never loses its shape. It is well-known that it is more expensive than box. I own a Birkin made in this material. Also, Hermes farms its own alligators, crocodiles and silk worms. I really don't know what you are talking about with the jewelry. And, I believe there are some Hermes timepieces that can take on any haute piece of horology that you can show anytime.
Hermes' basic philosophy is to make things that last. That's it. Not for luxury. That came a bit later. The diamond encrusted Birkins -- not for me, exotics, also not for me. Not that I couldn't afford to buy if I wanted to, but I just don't like them for myself. I don't buy into the "marketing" that is H. I wonder where you get your information. Why is it that you wish to throw down somebody's dream bag or piece of jewelry under the bus. Why do you insist on telling us drivel that is unsubstantiated. Quotes, man, quotes. I am not a believer in everything on the internet must be real.
Oh, by the way, we are watch collectors, but according to your standards, they are substandard, so I won't go on about them. I just acquired my fourth automatic watch and am waiting for my own winder to put them in. DH has many winders running constantly. So, Icky, don't talk about stuff unless you can back it up. You won't get any respect over here bad-mouthing Hermes.
Hermes does own John Lobb. My husband and I are clients, and we have never been treated poorly by the SA's there (unlike with Hermes). They don't care what you call the leather, the last, etc. They are just happy to assist in whatever way they can
My darling miyake, that is none other than the highly-esteemed mafoofan, the gent who wanted a dark green pebble-grained calfskin breast wallet that he attempted to custom order from Hermès Madison and who started a thread of epic proportions on his own Style Forum. It is he and his quest who is the source of all the fresh blood that has been infused into our little world.
(Didn't you read the first post of this thread???)
I think we owe that honor to our esteemed Balto Bag Lady...had she not sallied over, however wildy, to that foreign land on the other side known as SF, we would not be here - thank you, BBL!
(And thanks to potiron, for posting foo's thread here.)
This thread (and foo's originating thread on SF) has been ever so delightful, on so many levels, and wait - who knows what myriad fun may spring from this preliminary discourse?
This is epic. Icarus is the Neil Armstrong of his field. Sweet. We have hit the jackpot with this forum cross-pollination.
Thank you potiron and BBL, for without your respective actions, none of this might have occurred.
I, for one, am thoroughly enjoying this healthy and fascinating discussion.
whoops, and as I continue to read and be entertained, I see you have covered the awards ceremony, cakey.
(p.s. and I agree with you about hitting the jackpot here!)
