7/3/2023 0 Comments Kelly hermes bag![]() In 1923, Émile-Maurice Hermès and Ettore Bugatti designed a thoroughly simple and plain bag for Hermès's wife Julie, named after Bugatti. By the mid-1990s, a Kelly bag was priced at US$3,500, and as of 2019, prices range from US$8,500 to US$13,000, with exotic leathers priced higher. The construction of each Kelly bag requires 18 to 25 hours of handicraft, with each item being created by a single artisan, resulting in high retail prices. ![]() The Kelly II, released in 2000 as an update to the original Kelly, has a double ring at the top handle, designed to attach to a shoulder strap the original Kelly, while often sold with a shoulder strap, features a single-ring design. The sellier style is a rigid construction including a stiffening layer between the outer leather and inner lining, with the side and bottom stitching clearly visible the retourné style is a softer construction, wherein the bag is sewn and then turned inside-out, hiding the exterior side stitching. The current model Kelly bag, the Kelly II, comes in two distinct styles, as did its predecessor, the Kelly I. The padlock, keys and hardware are made of white or yellow gold. It is sold in eight sizes, ranging from 15 centimetres (5.9 inches) to 50 centimetres (20 inches). Four studs on the bottom, itself made of three layers of leather, enable it to stand on the ground. The Kelly bag is a trapezium closed around the mouth with two horizontal straps. ![]() The bag is now an expensive status symbol. The bag was redesigned several times before it was popularized by and then named after the American actress and Monégasque princess Grace Kelly. The Kelly bag (formerly known as the Sac à dépêches in 1935) is a leather handbag designed by the Paris-based, high-fashion luxury-goods manufacturer Hermès. ![]()
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