9 INTERESTING FACTS OF HERMES BIRKIN THAT PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW
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| Hermes Boutique |
It's not only fashion lovers who
know the famous fashion brand from Paris Hermes. Now almost everyone began to
'notice' with the existence of the brand bearing the horse carriage. Moreover,
many celebrities homeland who on television showcase the box-shaped
bag and padlock it.
One that is often mentioned is
Hermes Birkin. So what distinguishes Hermes Birkin with other types of Hermes?
What makes it endure to be one of the most expensive bags in the world today?
Hermes Birkin has long been a
symbol of upper class status. In addition to the price that reaches hundreds of
millions of dollars for one bag, Hermes Birkin is only sold in certain official
Hermes stores. Besides it can not just anyone buy the bag, but for the people
who have registered as VIP customers.
Based on research from online
secondhand seller, Bag Hunter, the value of Hermes Birkin has increased by more
than 500% in the last 35 years. So this bag is considered to have a better
investment value than the stock market. The value of the Hermes Birkin is even
expected to rise back twice as much in the next 10 years.
For those of you who are interested
in investing Hermes Birkin, here are some things you may not know about this
expensive bag of European socialites favorite.
Origin of Birkin Name
Jane Mallory Birkin is a famous
British-born fashion icon who settled in France. In 1981, Birkin accidentally
sat next to Hermes CEO Jean Louis Dumas on a plane en route from Paris to
London.
At that time, Birkin who was
wearing a bag Hermes Kelly accidentally dropped all the items in the bag. She
complained about the inappropriateness of Hermes Kelly's handbags that were
unable to load many items. It was also the design of a Hermes Birkin bag made
on a paper bag threw up by Hermes CEO. Until now this story is still a legend
in the fashion world.
Hermes Jane Birkin Handbag Collection
Perhaps in your shadow, Jane Birkin
has all the Hermes Birkin collection. In fact, until last year, Birkin claimed
to have only 5 Hermes bags with this type of name. Because he will wear his bag
until it is damaged, destroyed and can not be used again. After that he will
replace it with a new one.
However, not necessarily a broken
bag he throw away. Birkin actually did an auction for the bags that have been
worn. Then the money will be used for social or charitable activities.
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| Jane Birkin |
Accessory Bag Hermes Jane Birkin
Birkin confessed when having his
own bag, he used to decorate it with various accessories. He thought it would
remove the formal and arrogant impression of his bag. And more in line with the
casual style of the French.
Royalty and Charity
At first, the exchange that
occurred between Hermes and Jane Birkin only limited bag with the use of Birkin
name for this collection of Hermes bag. Although Jane Birkin is not a brand
ambassador for Hermes bag, she receives a fee for the use of her name per year.
Based on data from the Telegraph,
this fee reached 31.076 USD in 2012, which was then donated by Birkin for
charity. In 2011, Jane Birkin auctioned for her Hermes Birkin bag through
eBay's website and sold for 103.588 USD Wow!
According to data from the Wall
Street Journal, the most expensive Hermes Birkin bag ever found is worth 229.374
USD belonging to a woman named Christie who won an auction in Hong Kong. This
bag is fuschia color, made of crocodile leather and studded with diamond and
white gold weighing 18 carats.
Although has an insane price, it doesn't make the fashionista giving up to get this bag. Many interesting
stories about the difficulty of getting a Hermes Birkin bag. Lot of people hope to have a good
relationship with the workers in the Hermes boutiques, so they will be easy to
get info on the latest collection of Hermes Birkin. In fact this is very
difficult to do. However, if at any time you pass through the official Hermes
store and find Hermes Birkin available, you are lucky.
The Process of Making Hermes Birkin
To produce a bag Hermes Birkin
takes 48 hours worked by a professional bag making artist. Not just the Birkin
type, every bag is done by one person in the Hermes production house.
Meanwhile, each part of the bag will be done by different people. Although 48
hours sounds just like 2 days, but it will take 1 week to produce 1 piece of
Hermes bag.
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| Hermes Factory |
The next amazing thing is that all
Hermes handbags only use their own equipment to do the production. Based on
data from the Telegraph, no craftsmen use the tools available in the office.
They only use personal equipment. This is a bit different from your situation
in the office, isn't it?
Bright and Flashy Colors
When you hear the name Birkin,
maybe in your mind just see the bag with neutral colors. But not with Hermes
Birkin. This type has been expelled in rainbow colors, and the most is the type
of blue color. According to data from the BBC, since its debut, Hermes has
produced more than 25 types of blue only, such as Blue Jeans, Mykonos, and Blue
Roi.
Hermes Himalayan
One more
interesting fact that you might not know is that Himalayan is not a name for
Hermes Birkin type. Himalayan is the name for the type of color. When hearing
the name Himalayan, many people suspect this is one of the types of Hermes
Birkin bag.
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| Hermes Himalayan |
While
actually Himalayan leads to a kind of color similar to the color of snow on the
summit of the Himalayas. Even many who think that the name Hermès Himalayan
Crocodile Birkin is the origin of crocodiles whose skin is used as material for
making this bag. Crocodiles love warm places, while the Himalayas? Doesn't it
feel very cold there?
Jane Birkin Draws Her Name from Hermes
Based on
data from Yahoo! News, since 2015, Jane Birkin no longer wants her name worn in
the Hermes Birkin bag collection made of crocodile skin. This bag is estimated
to reach 40.695 USD, which attracts protests from many protected animal
activists.
Jane Birkin
once expressed her disappointment in a sentence, "I have been warned about
Hermes' crocodile's ruthless practices, so I have asked Hermes not to use my
name again until they return to complying with the internationally accepted
rules."
The group
of protected animal activists named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA) then released a video. The video contains about the cruelty of crocodile
treatment and killing at a farm owned by Pandega Holdings in Texas allegedly
subsidized by Hermes.
Knowing
that Jane Birkin immediately pulled her name from Hermes, PETA expressed her
relief. "Thanks to Mrs Birkin for ending the relationship with Hermes,
after this there will be no more animals captured and killed in an uncivilized
way," said Ingrid Newkirk, president and co-founder of PETA.
At first
there was no comment coming out of Hermes to respond to this, but when the
video was circulating, Hermes gave his statement. "We are very surprised
by the news and videos that circulated.
An announcement by Jane Birkin does not
symbolize the friendships we have long been in. The case is being
investigated.The last news we got was that the farm proved to have nothing to
do with Hermes. from the animals we use our skin we have done based on the rules.
"
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So does
this simply add to your knowledge of the bag at the recorded price of one of
the most expensive in the world, Hermes Birkin?
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