In addition to your platinum package, these surrounding stories have become the same as urban legends.

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In addition to knowing that the name of the platinum package is derived from British female artist Jane Birkin, there are other teams that may have to wait for several years to buy it. Do you know other stories behind it?

Hermes platinum bag must have been a tall designer studio?

You think that Hermès was born in such an environment - for example, a studio like Vitore de Castellane, Dior's fine jewelry designer.

But it is actually like this

You are wrong when you think so.

The drawing of the platinum package was first painted on the vomit bag of the aircraft. One day in 1981, Jane Birkin was knocked over his bag while flying, and the contents of the bag were instantly scattered. At the time, the man sitting next to her said to her: "I think you should change a bag with an inner bag." Jane said: "If Hermes out of such a package, I will certainly buy."

Who can imagine that this man was Jean Louis Dumas, chairman of Hermès at the time. Jane also hopes that this bag is a little larger than Hermes's Kelly, another classic handbag, and will not easily pour something out, but at the same time it is easy to pick up and is suitable for traveling. When asked what the package should look like, Jane drew a sketch on the vomit bag.

A women’s handbag named after the late Monaco Princess Grace Patricia Kelly is another Hermes handbag.

The world's first Hermes platinum package

Birkin platinum bag was born in 1984.

So Jane Birkin is the woman who owns the most platinum bags?

British female artist and singer Jane Birkin

The answer is also wrong. The inspired muse of the Hermès platinum bag only has five packages named after his own surname (although compared to most people this is already a lot). At the same time, the old British it girl is also good at decorating her platinum bag with stickers, brooches, and beads. It can be said that it doesn't feel bad at all. However, these five platinum packages were auctioned by her and the proceeds were donated to charity. Until today, she still loves her basket so much.

How long does it take to create a Hermès platinum bag?

The documentary "Hearts and Crafts"

In 2011, a documentary “Hearts and Crafts” photographed in the Hermès workshop in France described the production process of Hermès handbags, glassware, saddles and other related employees’ daily routines. Except for some hardware accessories that need to be machined and polished, the entire workshop does not take industrial streamlined production, but instead relies on artisanal craftsmanship.

The total work time required to create a platinum package is 48 hours, which means that two days to produce a package, a maximum of 15 workshops a month, and not to be shipped to the rest of the world. Therefore, the labor costs are quite high.

Each employee has his own part of the responsibility—drawing, color matching, polishing hardware, and finally sewing by craftsmen—this craftsman will be responsible for the maintenance of the bag. If your Hermès was made in France, then sorry, you have to send it back to France and wait a few months to get it back.

Do you know that there are several platinum packages in the world?

The Hermès store is always crowded

According to statistics, there are about 200,000 platinum packages in circulation around the world. According to their production speed and the degree of loyalty of Hermes, it is not so easy to grab it. Moreover, Hermès is no longer providing ordering services, but to go to the store to “buy it”. If you do not want to wait, you may consider buying a second-hand second-hand store in Japan.

Hermes bag can also rent?

Village Luxe official website, "borrow or buy" (rent or buy) options

An e-commerce site called Village Luxe has made an unprecedented attempt: Let you try before you can actually buy Hermès handbags. On this site, users can try Hermes handbags at a price of 295 U.S. dollars a week.

After a week, you can choose to send it back or buy it. Even if you don't buy it, borrowing a photo can make you stand out from the crowd in various social media.

Tired of this hand? Change color again next week.

Investment platinum package is actually more valuable than buying stocks

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According to a research survey, platinum packages have averaged 14.2% in the past few decades and have only fallen in the 2008 financial turmoil. According to today's market price, its investment income is not lower than that of stocks and gold. Compared with the latter two, the risk of investment is large and there are losses. The platinum bag is almost only up and down, and it is very valuable. Of course, the platinum package is still a consumer product. It may be possible during the prosperity period, but it is still not a hard currency.

Platinum packages are not always so red

Sex and the City

At least until 1990, platinum packages were still relatively unknown. It frequently appeared in the public view after it was broadcast from Sex and the City. "It's not a bag. It's a Birkin" (This is not an ordinary bag, this is Hermès's platinum bag). The character in the play, confused Samantha has even committed himself to a play for it, in order to get this package in advance.

Relatively speaking, it is not as far away as imagined, starting at $8,500.

Bessie's platinum package can be almost as heavy as one quarter per day

It costs about 56,000 yuan, and you can get a basic starter platinum package in your pocket. But this is the current price. Early in the "Sex and the City", platinum package was only 26,000 yuan. In addition to the TV series, the star effect is also an important factor in speculating on the platinum package. It is said that Bellow has more than 100 platinum packages.

Luxury, youth, ladies... In fact, platinum packages can also be used with many styles. That being said, compared to other tyrants also have three or four thousand, and also a red season it bag, platinum package is a bit cost-effective.

The Hermes Bags in the Ode to Joy

In "Ode to Joy," Liu Tao also carried a lot of private goods. Do you not know if Liu Tao could become Hermes's king of cargo like the heroine of "Sex and the City"?

But the top models have millions

The most expensive Hermès platinum package in history

Just recently, a matte crocodile leather-encrusted Hermes platinum bag was sold at Christie's Hong Kong at a high price of US$ 380,000 (approximately RMB 2.53 million). Although everyone was curious as to who took this bag, the auction house stated that the identity of the buyer needs to be kept confidential.

This platinum handbag named "Himalaya" was made in 2014 and is inlaid with 205 diamonds. The hardware is made of 18k white gold. The former holder of this world record is another platinum package that was sold for $300,000 (approximately RMB 2 million) in 2016. Don't know if the next world record is still broken by Hermès?

In fact, she is still quite heavy

Platinum packages filled with things are not that hard

Gucci's Bacchus bag is a lot of people Tucao is a brick

After all the cell phones, wallets, keys, and cosmetic bags have been put in, it's definitely a woman who can easily hold a platinum bag. Even Jane Birkin disliked it. The same is true of Gucci's Bacchus.

What's in the name of the platinum package?

The three materials are: Togo, Epsom, Clemence

The size, color, and material make up the name of a platinum package. For example, Togo 25 refers to a 25-centimeter platinum bag using Togo. Togo is a leather material commonly used by Hermès. It refers to the skin of the bull's neck. The cortex is hard and the leather surface is rough. However, it is not easy to be deformed, and it is soft and wearable. It is the most popular and the most popular leather in Hermès. . There are also Epsom, Clemence and so on.

Epsom is a post-manual cowhide leather, delicate texture, tough three-dimensional, wear-resistant, easy to clean, lighter cortex, you want to choose a bag that is not easy to deformation and resistance; Clemence is also a bull skin, but more than Togo Heavy, the shape of the bag made with this kind of skin is relatively loose, more casual. But it also has a big drawback: it can't touch water.

The three materials are: lizard skin, ostrich skin and crocodile skin

More special and expensive are lizard skin, ostrich skin and crocodile skin. You may feel this way when you bought a handbag with these materials: It lives better than I do.

Money is not always available

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First of all, you can't see the platinum bag and Kelly bag in Hermes store. In the past, you had to book when you wanted to buy them, that is to say, queuing you into a long "waiting list". Waiting for a year and a half to load wouldn't necessarily find the style you wanted.

Now, Hermès has not accepted the (general customer) booking. If you are a local, you may be familiar with the salesperson and he may help you to notice and send delivery notices. If you want to buy it on the go, then for the 5 days of a 7-day holiday, you have to keep the same salesperson in the same store. From time to time, you can see if there is any goods.

How to quickly get a good relationship with the salesperson and get the fastest arrival notice? - Distribution. If you want to buy a 100,000 Hermès platinum bag or Kelly bag, you may have to buy a piece of 100,000 fur or a similar amount of accessories.

However, this completely depends on the salesperson's feelings. If you are lucky, you may not need to pick goods to buy them. After all, these are unspoken rules rather than black and white, and the hidden rules in each place are also different, but the success rate is extremely high. low. After all, there is no bundling, will we really buy Hermès accessories?

American drama "Sex and the City"

Is it worth the price? Regardless of how scarce Hermes is and how expensive it is, there is no doubt that its pricing is much higher than its cost. The value of the brand itself gives it far more than the value of the handbag itself. It's worth not to just look at your personal feelings and you don't need to show your value through this package.

However, although not everyone can afford it, although I may not be able to afford it now, I can have a heart to buy it.