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Hermès Constance 18 Mykonos and Blue Thalassa Crinoline Palladium Hardware
$25,000.00
Condition 1 – PristineCrinoline 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 object record
- Condition
- 1 – Pristine
- Material
- Crinoline (Woven Horsehair)
- Made in
- France
- Color
- Mykonos & Blue Thalassa
- Metallic finish
- Palladium
- Dimensions
- L 18 × H 15 × D 5 cm | L 7.1" × H 5.9" × D 2"
- Includes
- Box, Dustbag, Strap
The story behind the Constance
In 1967, Jean-Louis Dumas asked a designer to create a bag for Hermès; she named it after her newborn daughter, Constance. A structured shoulder bag defined by its H clasp, which opens on a spring mechanism hidden at each side of the bar and serves as both closure and signature. Produced in Mini (18 cm), standard (24 cm) and Élan (approximately 25 cm); a Micro at approximately 14 cm has appeared in limited production runs.
Discover Hermès Constance BagsThe 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.
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.
Condition, defined +
Every piece is graded on the JANEFINDS five-tier scale: 1 Pristine, 2 Excellent, 3 Very Good, 4 Good, 5 Vintage, Well-Loved. Each tier is defined in writing in The Condition Guide.
The JANEFINDS standard +
Every piece is authenticated in-house and individually inspected, and ships with a JANEFINDS Certificate of Authenticity.
Delivery and payment +
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Returns +
This piece is final sale and is not eligible for return or refund. Full details in our Returns and Exchanges policy.
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Every piece is graded on the published JANEFINDS Standard, each tier defined in writing.
The Condition Guide