Rare Hermès Birkin Styles

Even though the Birkin is an iconic design recognized the world over, there are rare Birkin styles that are almost never seen. With the recent release of the new HAC A Dos, which borrows its main d...

Hermès Exotic Skins - Shiny or Matte?

Similar to how many Hermes collectors have a preference for either Gold or Palladium hardware, many also prefer exotics with a particular finish. In terms of Crocodile and Alligator, Hermes produc...

Hermès Hardware

Gold or Palladium? A big question for many Hermes lovers all over the world. It's not uncommon to find a collection dedicated to one or the other. But the question of Hardware goes deeper than thi...

The Hermés Constance

Birthed in 1959 along with its designer’s daughter who shares the name, the Constance bag is considered the third side of the handbag pyramid, forever connected to and supported by the iconic Birki...

A Tale of Two Hermès Clutches

Kelly clutches come in a multitude of varieties. From the Kelly Elan to the Kelly Crutch Clutch, the Longue to the new Kelly Depeches 25, no style has reached the iconic levels achieved by the Kel...

Hermès - Buying Retail

Much has been said about the experience of buying bags from Hermès. Many of their styles are ready in store and on the company’s website for anyone to purchase, but...

Hermès - How to Collect Bags

Thanks to the strong secondary market, there is no limit as to how many Hermes Birkins, Kellys and Constances can be acquired by one person. Perhaps the best way to do so for many is to simply purc...

Collectible Hermès Bags - The Basics

While many bags can be said to be collectable in many ways, be they antique beaded purses, bejeweled Judith Leiber bags, limited edition Louis Vuitton pieces, or any other other number of quantifia...

A Full Hermès Birkin History

If there is one bag around which the entire secondary handbag market revolves, it is the Hermes Birkin. We have all heard the now-iconic bag’s origin story, involving the chance meeting of Jean-Lo...

Slayed by Hermès Suede

Hermes is a luxury house known for its high level of leather craft, but one type of leather is rarely used in Hermes’ bags - suede. This fuzzy material we’re all so familiar with comes from the und...