Hermès Constance 18 Mykonos and Blue Thalassa Crinoline Palladium Hardware

Hermès Constance 18 Mykonos and Blue Thalassa Crinoline Palladium Hardware

Crinoline is woven horsehair, a material Hermès reserves for brief seasonal runs, and it gives this Constance a dry, textural surface that leather never produces. The house paired it here in two Mediterranean blues, Mykonos and Blue Thalassa, the weave carrying the color as texture rather than shine.

The 18cm format is the Constance at its most concentrated: the H clasp reads at nearly full scale against the smaller body, and the long strap wears on the shoulder or crossbody. Interior is lined in Mykonos Tadelakt with a center divider, front slip pocket, and rear slot pocket.

Condition: 1 – Pristine
Color: Mykonos & Blue Thalassa
Material: Crinoline (Woven Horsehair)
Hardware: Palladium
Includes: Box, Dustbag, Strap
Dimensions: 18 × 15 × 5 cm | 7.1" × 5.9" × 2"

Collector's Insight: The Constance is produced in far smaller numbers than the Birkin or Kelly, and textile editions form a thin slice of that already limited output. Crinoline pieces appear only in seasonal windows and rarely in the 18cm format, which makes surviving examples effectively unrepeatable once the season closes.

Resale Insight: Seasonal-material Constances trade on scarcity and condition rather than the configuration charts that price standard leathers. When a crinoline piece surfaces in untouched condition, it competes with nothing, because the material has not returned to production in this pairing.

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