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, silk scarves and other products.
Among the many products of Hermès, its flagship product leather goods account for the largest proportion of sales, and in the leather goods category, Hermès's bags are undoubtedly the most prestigious, especially the Kelly bag and Birkin bag. Hermès is very particular about the selection of raw materials for leather embryos, not only has the right of first choice of leather from many high-quality leather suppliers, but also acquires many well-known tanneries through its tanning division Hermès Cuirs Précieux to strengthen supply chain integration and directly obtain high-quality raw materials, such as its acquisition of well-known French tanneries Tannerie d'Annonay and Tanneries Du Puy in 2013 and 2015 respectively. It has also partnered with well-known tanneries such as Tanneries Haas and ARLAN.
Leathers made from different leather sources and tanning techniques will have different look and feel, and Hermès usually distinguishes its leather materials with different names. Unlike bags involving crocodile leather, calfskin, lambskin and other materials, Hermes' wallet material is mainly cowhide, and the cowhide types used to make women's wallets are mainly Epsom and Evercolor calfskin, and different types of cowhide are slightly different in appearance texture, texture and feel.
Hermès women's wallets are mostly long, often decorated with a gold-plated or palladium-plated H-shaped lock at the closure and closure, which is instantly recognizable and has a simple and elegant silhouette. The price of the long women's wallet is basically more than 10,000 yuan, and the most expensive Constance long wallet is priced as high as 40,050 yuan, which is made of Evercolor calfskin inside and outside, with a frosted surface texture, containing 12 card slots and 2 banknote slots, with plenty of internal space, and is also equipped with a zippered coin purse and external pockets, which is also very suitable for use as a party pouch. The lowest price Silk'in series wallet, the appearance is made of stiff Epsom calfskin, the surface texture is fine, it is a common hard leather in Hermes bags, it is more wear-resistant and easy to clean, the inner lining is printed silk material used to make silk scarves, the texture is relatively light, the long price is 9750 yuan, and the short model is 6300 yuan.
In addition to wallets, Hermes' card holders are also very diverse, made of Mysole goatskin or Swift calfskin, the leather is very soft, the overall light and small, the price varies depending on the style, the most expensive one reaches tens of thousands of yuan. One of the more distinctive is the Les Petits Chevaux card holder, which is made of 4 different leathers, each leather corresponds to a card slot, with a novel and interesting design, priced at 5900 yuan. If you are buying a coin purse, we recommend the Bastia coin purse made of Mysole goatskin, with a palladium-plated snap closure design at the opening and closing, with a smooth texture and a price of 1950 yuan.
In addition, Hermès leather goods must be maintained with special leather care products, in order to avoid damage to leather goods, daily maintenance is recommended to be carried out in specialty stores. If you need to take care of yourself, you can use the French Saphir leather care products, which is also the brand of Hermès leather care products for a long time.
