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such a great and beautiful thread idea Pursebop!!! I´ll love to see all the beautiful bags in every corner of the world…afterall, it´s 2 of the things I most love: Traveling and bags!!!! ;)

January 10th, 2018 is the date! Details to follow! Read the following for more coverage ;)

• Hermès On Sale
• Hermès Summer Sale 2016
• Hermès Winter Sale
• Hermès Paris Summer Sale 2017
• Hermès Sale Goodies
• Hermès Sale San Francisco 2017

Now the Turkish presidents wife is facing back lash for a US $50,000 worth of Birkin and a $15000 mayfly shaped brooch.
Saying that the presidents salary is 39000 Turkish Lira. And the B costs around 215,000 Turkish Lira. So did he spend 6 months salary for the bag. When turkey is going through major issues.
Issues like a man committed suicide because on his daughters birthday he had only 50 cents to spend for her.

Brings me to a debatable topic. Can famous people have a responsibility to the society? Can’t they live their life and buy what they want, if they have the money ( like in case of Nita Ambani). Why are they attacked. I understand people attacking her for the exotic crocodile skin but she should use money for good causes was not justified as they do hell lot of charity

I got the email offering me a chance to submit an Ala Carte order the morning after a successfully defended my PhD. I’ve never had a hangover disappear so quickly. I had started playing with the idea of a Birkin for me a few weeks before. Shortly after that I went in my local Hermes to build it. I knew it was going to be a Birkin and I had been trying on different sizes; from which I knew Birkin 40 was the only size on me that didn’t look like I was carrying my mother’s bag!

Next was the Colour shortlist for Ala Carte orders. One might think you can free rein with the Hermes leather store but alas no – one can but dream. Special Orders are a dance between colour preferences and leather choices and availability at any given season. Over the last 3-4 years my collection has really taken shape and I’ve been primarily collecting Blues and Greys. I thought of the SO as the natural crescendo of the Blue and Grey Era (I’m beginning the Rouge Era shortly, FYI lol). So the colours were the blue and grey family.

We played around with Bleu Electrique and Etoupe and I had no intention of changing anything but the interior colour. These Special Orders can become infamously crass and tacky very quickly. About 40 mins later and with a Bleu Nuit Jypsiere and the leather books in the store window with my SM the decision was made – Birkin 40 Version 1 in Etain Togo with Bleu Nuit interior and exterior piping, Brushed Palladium Hardware and tone-on-tone stitching.

**I did request one thing that not on the Ala Carte Menu** I asked the Atelier to use Togo with zero veining. Although the veining of Togo and Clemence leathers are not considered a flaw, I prefer a small peddled Togo rather than having a “lightening strike” across the front or back panels. I thought this would be particularly noticeable on a B40 , where the front and back panels are quite large. The Atelier obliged and I can truly say that it is a flawless skin.

9 MONTHS to the day my Special Order was delivered and I literally did a happy dance in my living room after reading the email. I had literally been in store two days earlier and my SM was explaining that it’s down to leather availability and not all SOs for the store arrive at the same time (a few of the other clients offered had found out about each other at an event and naturally we got competitive LOL). That night’s sleep was splintered with dreams of tiny multi-coloured Birkins and me faking enthusiasm.

I picked it up the next day and with a glass of bubbles my SM revealed it. There are no pictures of the moment because it went in a blur. It was flawless. Looking at it, it was even more spectacular than I had day-dreamed it would be – and I had re-read the Ala Carte Request .pdf a few times a weeks for the 9 months. It was a Birkin a guy could carry. It was special – without being too special – and it was definitely within the ethos of Hermes.

Thanks for letting me share my SO story!

It’s shameful of them to move into our country and speak negatively of our President! You don’t go to someone’s house as a guest and criticize the host!!

I’m not a fan of the huge furry bag charms, but I like the idea of these for sure! I feel like they’d be easier to pull off than a monster charm if that wasn’t your thing.

What an incredible collection ????

Mustafa warm welcome to Boptalk!
That Etain looks magnificent on you. Do you have a chance to visit back to the store in the next few days to see if they can find you a color you like?
Envious, I love Paris. Keep us updated. Smiles :)

Yes!

Hi lbrand_stylegirl ?? i love this topic since i have many photos with food ?? actually not food.. I realised that i have many photos of “bags and desserts” ? i am a definitely dessert addict ?? so i am posting some of them ? i hope you like them ❤️

I share your ennui, Maura. But when H calls, I am sure we will muster the enthusiasm to come running :)

My B and Givenchy Bambi tote are great for bag nesting. Whenever I travel one or the other will carry my “dinner/going out bags”. I never ever put bags in my hold luggage. I’m terrified they’ll disappear.
Daily though I don’t really “bag-nest” much…

i dont have one but i’ve been looking into it and can’t find any! :(

how do you use it? what do you wear with it?

Interesting, I always thought Chanel was the most popular.

I love my Goyard for this reason – covering up my precious H bags so dirty concept belts and plane floors don’t hurt them! Plus, it folds up so small if you don’t need it when you get to your destination! Here’s my #traveltrio I jazzed up for a picture ???❤️?

YAY i think it’s pretty…even though it’s supposed to be simple there’s still no wow factor for me. I’m not saying the bag is boring but i wouldn’t FEELexcited about buying it for some reason.

Congratulations on this unique bag. I love jiges and think they are so versatile! No idea though how to take care of suede. No sweat on it? My hands would be sweating when holding this bag!!!! Hahaha…I think you shouldn’t stress and just use it. That’s what I would do!

Thank you very much for starting this thread LeOrangeBliss. There were so many interesting aspects of your story that I took away. Firstly the fact that you asked to be able to create a special order. I had previously been told that you cannot ask to do this process, that you have to be approached. Which is confusing, because how do they know that you are interested in doing it? I also live near a very small store who only usually get swatches of one or two of the new season colors. So it was fascinating that you picked your bag from tiny pictures. I wasn’t aware that Hermes can change elements of the bag without notifying you. I thought that they were able to reject your bag in it’s entirety if they thought it would be too garish (which makes sense) but I didn’t know that they could change an aspect and send it through to you anyway. That would be a surprise! And of course the information on the cost and when you are expected to pay is always good to know too. As everyone else has said, you picked an amazing combination, and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge of the process.

Miss Nightingale said the sunset is her doppelgänger ?? the time lapse video is on ig!

I had the pleasure of spending time at the Hermes boutique here in New Delhi and taking another close look at the fall colors. I will share pictures here. One of my favorites was the rouge tomate (vibrant red) & the blue paon (peacock blue).

Love that yellow Delvaux!!!

I recommend Reem at the NYC Madison Ave store – so lovely and helpful!
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