An Introduction to Hermes

Hermes bags are one of the most sought after handbags among fashionable and luxurious women. Thierry Hermes founded Hermes in the year 1837 and this company is still owned by the family. Hermes has 14 product divisions encompassing leather, scarves, ties, menswear, women’s fashion, perfume, watches, stationery, footwear, gloves, enamel, art of living, tableware, and jewelry. Headquarters of Hermes is located in Paris. This famous company sells whole wide range of its production in more then 30 countries of the world.
At the beginning the Hermes main specialty was leather products and saddles. When Emile-Maurice Hermes inherited Hermes company he turned the company away from the saddle business and started manufacturing various leather luggage items.
Hermes bags are among the most exclusive handbags in the world. They are not only a status symbol, but also represent a unique quality of material and manufacturing. Hermes bags are made of the finest quality leather, including also such materials as crocodile, ostrich, calf and lizard. There are several bags which are world famous, for example, the Kelly bag and Birkin. Kelly bag is named after Monaco Princess Grace Kelly. Grace Kelly appeared on the cover of Life Magazine in 1956 with the Hermes Kelly bag.
Another sought after luxury bag is the Birkin bag named after famous actress Jane Birkin. She happened to travel on one airplane with Hermes president Jean-Louis Dumas and complained that the Kelly bag she owned was not comfortable for daily use-after that she co-designed the new bag with Hermes. Price of Birkin bag starts from six thousand dollars up to whatever a true Birkin bag admirer is willing to pay. Wait time for Birkin bag is several years, although depending on availability of bag in the store one could simply go into shop and buy the desired Birkin. Birkin is very popular among celebrities and has become even more popular after featuring on the Sex and the City and Gilmore Girls. Now famous Birkin is available in smaller version designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.
Everyday, you can purchase replica Birkin bags as you like, which hand made in Asia. On an average, thousands of replica Birkin bags are sold on daily basis and this is the reason why the replica market is growing at much faster rate. Only good quality material is used for manufacturing replica Birkin bags. Every minute feature is replicated carefully in these handbags making them no different from the original handbags. These replica handbags will never replace the original designer ones, but they are worth every penny.