Hermes is a fashion forward very high end luxury brand associated with fine hand bags, leather goods, and perfumes
.It’s H logo is known around the world for status. The company is located in Paris France. The company was founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermes. In the early days it was known primarily as a saddlery company. During the past 200 years the company has remained family owned. and operated. Although in the past 200 years it has branched out to include ready to wear, luggage, leather accessories , jewelry, fragrances, but are still known for their high quality saddles in the horse world..
As peoples needs shifted so did Hermes as a company, trunks, suitcases and overnight bags were being produced with it’s signature saddle leathers. A very good decision by Emile Hermes,k was the decision to purchase the building at Rue Faubourg St Honore’ 24 Paris, this is still the companies flagship store as well as it’s home to it’s workshops .During the later part of the 20th century different family members ran the company. Since 1989 there has been prtty stable management.
The Hermes name may be known for its fine saddlery but there handbags and fine leather collection are known worldwide and are considered to be some of the finest products in the world. They have reached this high level of esteem because of their fine craftsmanship. Hermes bags are not made on assembly lines they are crafted by individuals who work on bag for hours till the bag is finished and passes the high level of quality to be a Hermes bag.
Hermes bags are made from a wide variety of skins, such as alligator, ostrich, .crocodile, and lizard. They also use many precious metals on their bags. Hermes only accepts the finest craftsmanship for their bags, therefore a bag can take 18-24 hours to complete. Thus costing thousands of dollars to purchase.
If you want status a Hermes handbag will certainly afford this to you. Hermes is known for some of its famous named bags. In the 1930, Hermes and a popular bag but in 1956 this bag really reached it’s highest level of fame. Grace Kelly appeared in a magazine with the bag and from that day forward the bag became known as the “Kelly Bag”.
Jackie Onassis was another big fan of Hermes. She preferred the Constance a trim shoulder bag. Hermes most famous bag is the Birkin named after actress Jane Birkin. Jane Birkin c-designed the bag Jean Louis Dumas after complaining the Kelly bag was not practical for every day use as it locked and was difficult to access.
Because of its popularity Hermes is constantly being knocked off, but if if you are in the market for a handbag that represents, quality, workmanship and status there is probably no other bag that can offer you what a Hermes bag can.
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