Vintage Hermès Crocodile (Only): Share Experiences
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Sotheby's, Christie's, Fashionphile.. You likely can do a search & see suggested resellersHi! Where is a good place to find vintage croc on auction aside from ebay?
French auctions!Hi! Where is a good place to find vintage croc on auction aside from ebay?
How does one take care of vintage croc or alligator? Regular moisturize and store in room temperature? or should it go to Hermes Spa every so often? (Like a car for an oil change and inspection )
)I bring all my exotic bags to Hermes for a spa every year or so as needed.How does one take care of vintage croc or alligator? Regular moisturize and store in room temperature? or should it go to Hermes Spa every so often? (Like a car for an oil change and inspection
I bought a vintage croc Pullman from 1959 which was in great shape on the outside but terribly stained inside. The clochette was falling apart, so I took the bag to my local H and they were all over it of course! They said they would make me a new one, although the colour wouldn't obviously be exactly the same: I left the bag aswell just to be spa-ed. After not too long I went to pick it up and the bag was much shinier and the new clochette very similar. I only paid 50 Euros for the clochette which, even then, seemed a steal! All this happend about 18 years ago.
Fast forward, I never used the bag ONCE! It felt too lady like for my style, I'm very casual, also the stained inside made me a bit squeamish! So in the end I sold it
If it's in your style I would definately buy vintage croc rather than new, the skins were much better! My personal all time favourite H croc bag is the 32 HAC or 35 Birkin with fabric inside, which were around quite a long time ago now. They were softer than now, more casual (which croc skin was meant to be originally) and slouched, which I adore!
Fast forward, I never used the bag ONCE! It felt too lady like for my style, I'm very casual, also the stained inside made me a bit squeamish! So in the end I sold it
If it's in your style I would definately buy vintage croc rather than new, the skins were much better! My personal all time favourite H croc bag is the 32 HAC or 35 Birkin with fabric inside, which were around quite a long time ago now. They were softer than now, more casual (which croc skin was meant to be originally) and slouched, which I adore!
