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Founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès in Paris, France, Hermès began its early career as a manufacturer of high-end harnesses, with Napoleon III and the Russian Tsar among its customers. With the development of automobiles and other means of transportation, in the 1920s, Hermès expanded its products to include handbags, travel bags, belts, jewelry, watches, silk scarves and other products.
 
Among the many products of Hermès, its flagship product leather goods account for the largest proportion of sales, in the leather goods category, Hermès bags are undoubtedly the most prestigious, especially Kelly bags and Birkin bags, but Hermes belts are also quite sought after. Hermès is particular about the selection of raw materials, not only with the first choice of leather from a large number of high-quality leather suppliers, but also through the acquisition of many well-known tanneries through its tanning division, Hermès Cuirs Précieux, in order to strengthen the integration of the supply chain and obtain high-quality raw materials.
 
In 2013 and 2015, Hermès acquired the well-known French tanneries Tannerie d'Annonay and Tanneries Du Puy (TP), respectively. Among them, TP, a century-old tannery specializing in calf leather, not only uses leather with extreme precision, but also supplies its leather to luxury brands, such as the Hermès brand's iconic material "Box" leather. Hermès' acquisition of TP monopolized its technology and production capacity, coupled with the high quality of French leather embryos, so the price was more expensive. In addition, Hermès' raw material suppliers include the well-known tanneries Haas and ARLAN.
 
In view of the fact that the look and feel of leather produced by different leather sources and tanning techniques will be different, Hermès usually distinguishes its leather materials with different names. Different from bags involving crocodile leather, calfskin, lambskin and other materials, Hermes's belt material is mainly cowhide, and the types of cowhide used to make men's belts mainly include Togo, Box and Epsom, and different types of cowhide are slightly different in appearance texture, texture and feel.
 
Togo leather from the French TP tannery is of particular quality, but because Hermès has a monopoly on it, it is almost no export, so the common ones on the market are generally produced in Italy and Germany. Togo skin is naturally beaten and shrunk, and the surface has a round-grained lychee texture, which has excellent elasticity and abrasion resistance. Because Togo leather is softer, it is usually made with leather with harder than it, such as a Nathan 40 double-sided belt made of Box and Togo, which costs 7,650 yuan.
 
Box plain leather is soft and delicate, with regular fine lines on the surface, and moderate hardness, and the double-sided leather belts made by Box and Togo are also very common. Epsom has a fine texture and a stiff texture, which is commonly used in Hermès bags, which is more wearable and easy to clean. Epsom is usually made separately due to its high hardness, and the price is slightly lower than the other two, and a double-sided leather belt made by pure Epsom with an Etrier belt buckle costs 6150 yuan.
 
Hermes' belts are basically double-sided design, not only the belt surface is double-sided different color, even the belt head can be freely disassembled, convenient for double-sided use, the calm color can be used with business formal wear, and the other light-colored surface can be matched with casual dress, which is very cost-effective. Not only that, Hermes' belts and belt buckles can be purchased separately or together, which also makes the belt more options to match, such as a double-sided Togo calf leather belt without a belt buckle can be purchased for only 3950 yuan. There are many styles of Hermès belt buckles, the most recognizable is the iconic big H style, in addition to many simple H styles or pin buckle styles, which are more simple and restrained than the big H style, and are more suitable for wearing in business occasions.
 
Hermès' belts are sewn using French brand Fil Au Chinois twine, the stitches are round and full, and the sewing method is the classic Double Saddle Stitch (double riding stitch), which was originally used for harness making, and can only be sewn by hand, which is stronger and more durable than machine-sewn single-sided threads. In addition, the daily maintenance of Hermès belts can be made of French Saphir leather care products, which is also a long-term Hermès leather care brand.