One of my last days in London was spent shopping Alfie’s Antique Market, where I snagged this vintage crocodile Hermes purse. You can’t tell so well in London’s cheery drear, but this vintage Hermes crocodile bag is the most beautiful black-brown.
I managed to stow it inside my vintage Hermes Herbag, and then I carried on to Cannes, and cruising along the French Riviera…
Over the last couple of years I’ve edited my look down to a formula: bed-head, bobbed hair; a racerback tank dress; a shawl-neck wrap coat; stiletto slippers; and a vintage Hermes Herbag.
You can’t beat an Hermes Herbag. Equal parts form and function, its classic Kelly shape is formed out of bridle leather and rubberized canvas. I tote a 30 cm Hermes Herbag to dinner and park-play with my German Shepherd Major Dukes, and a 40cm Hermes Herbag travels with me on the flying bus.
Even better? Vintage Hermes Herbags disassemble into interchangeable parts. I have three Hermes Herbags, and I mix and match their bags and straps…
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Wanting.I love so elegant a bag roughed up and large. This Hermes travel bag is impractical, but sexy enough so I don’t care. Women, take note in terms of style. And your own personality… |
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Using.I’ve been eying this Hermes travel bag for years, literally. I love that hidden-in-plain-sight jewelry box in the bottom… |
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Hating.This Hermes travel bag is a caricature of a Birkin. There’s no sprezzatura: it’s not playful enough to be cheeky, not careless enough to be cool, not formed right for even function… |
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