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While The Hermes Name Currently Appears On 14 Different Product Groups,
The Heartbeat Of The House Remains Its Leather.
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Hermes is French high fashion house specializing in leather,
ready to wear, lifestyle accessories, handbags, bags, luggage and perfumes.
Kelly or Birkin? Choosing between these two iconic bags is far more complex.
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While both styles radiate money (old, new, discreet, flashy),
each signals to the world, or at least to an international pack
of fashion hounds, a very different cultured and vibe.
The Kelly is a little more formal, slightly more appropriate for an
.evening out, a business dinner, as a more elegant look. But the Birkin
is more sporty, more casual and often people use it as a briefcase.
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Why, exactly, are they so expensive, so obsessively wanted?
For starting point, they are beautifully made. ... The bottom is
built of three layers of leather. A single artisan can spend up
to 25 hours attentively constructing a Kelly or Birkin. And, the
hides silky smooth or pebbly textured calfskin; exotic lizard,
crocodile and ostrich, in colors that span the spectrum.
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The elusive Birkin bag by Hermes is so popular after as a
standing symbol by women worldwide, the elusiveness of the Birkin
has ensured it has remained one of the world's most coveted bags
since Hermes named it after British actress Jane Birkin in 1984
with a crocodile skin bag. Birkin bag hermes was born in 1984 when the
Hermes president met French singer Jean Birkin who complained
that kelly bag was to small and it was hard to find a better
large handbag. Later, Hermes president specifically design a
bag for her of her name. Birkin bags are available in four
sizes: birkin bag 30cm, hermes birkin 35cm birkin 40cm and hermes birkin 45cm.
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They are relatively bigger and brighter colored than Kelly bags.
In addition to double handles, Birkin bags adopts only inseam as
the soft effect matches the overall style. Birkin bags now find
their position in many celebrities wardrobes and hands. An original
1980s Birkin bag in cherry red crocodile made by Hermès, and inspired
by the actress Jane Birkin, it is rarer, easier to use and more
youthful than Hermes equally
iconic 1960s Kelly bag after Grace Kelly. Even in modest black
crocodile it is very expensive, but unusual colours such as green crocodile embossed bag
and red can send prices soaring.
Hermes handbags like the classic Mini Kelly bag in forest green embossed
and the Sac Malette style in brown which, gilt with metalware are iconic.
Kelly bag is somewhat smaller than Birkin bags. It was first available
at 32cm or 28cm. In 1968, the mini Kelly bag was made and the 40cm
model was added to Kelly collection in 1980. Kelly bag always delivers
unique elegant touch. That is why Kelly bag hermes becomes top choice for
formal occasions. It is also regarded by many as the queen of bags.
Hermes Kelly bag features single handle and is equipped with a shoulder strap.
Both Kelly bags and Birkin bags are 100% hand made. The craftsman
signature can be found inside the bag. Kelly bags adopts inseam and
outseam. And that is why Kelly bags look soft and neat. In one of the
Hermes handbags ads featuring such company classics as the Kelly
handbag done in bright green or red ostrich skin. The original Kelly,
a calfskin bag named for the late Princess Grace of Monaco, is still popular.
The laps of luxury cradle three conspicuously new Hermes Kelly bags,
one in crocodile embossed bag, one in burgundy grained leather and one tan. Show
me a womans handbag and I will tell you about her life. There are still
power women you meet them at airports who carry the absolute 1980s
emblem the organizer bag, with a zippered pocket for everything. There
are superannuated hippies clinging to fringed suede shoulder bags or
tapestry sacks. A woman is her purse, the purse has the power to expose
the changing landscape of womens lives. In the span of a century, bags
have developed from the pretty little reticules that announced
their owners to be merely decorative.
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Hermes birkin bag sells for $64,800 at doyle new york's auction
of couture, textiles & accessories on 2005, in the Worlds
Legendary Couturiers an auction of Couture, Textiles and Accessories
showcasing two centuries of fashion history. Offering an large
selection of dresses, suits and ensembles, the sale also included
important costume jewelry, handbags and accessories, as well as
American, European and Asian textiles. Highlighting the sale was
an exceptional Hermes black crocodile Birkin bag that sold for an
remarkable $64,800. Single owner collection of hermes handbags
attracting strong international interest at the auction was a
single owner collection of eleven luxurious handbags by Hermes,
most in flawless condition. The significance of the collection
was a impressive black crocodile Birkin that had been customized
with a clasp and lock featuring over 14 carats of pave diamonds
set in white gold. The object of an incredible amount of interest
during the exhibition, the handbag also attracted fierce competition
among telephone bidders at the auction, sending the bag soaring
over its pre sale estimate of $25,000-35,000 to reach $64,800.
Other Hermes bags from the same collection attracted similar
competition during the sale. These included an Hermes royal
blue ostrich Birkin bag that sold for $15,600; an Hermes Etrusque
crocodile Kelly bag that sold for $13,200; an Hermes black
crocodile Kelly bag that sold for $12,000; and an Hermes anthracite
crocodile Kelly bag that sold for $10,200 all over their pre sale estimates.
References: 1. Business week 2. The New York Times 3. Vogue 4. Doyle News
5.The Washington Post 6. Huffington Post
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