Hermès - Fashion Company Profile

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The record below - the harness-workshop beginnings, the diversification into leather goods and silk, the Kelly and Birkin naming stories and the orange box - is kept in full on the history page. Current collections and stores are on the Hermès site, linked above; the shop box covers Hermès products sold through Amazon and eBay.

Diversification came in the late 19th century, when Hermès expanded its product range to include leather handbags, travel cases and accessories, attracting a discerning clientele while its reputation for quality continued to grow. In the 20th century came the two most iconic handbags in fashion history, as the filing calls them. The Kelly Bag, originally known as the Sac à Dépêches, was renamed after actress Grace Kelly, who famously carried it in the 1950s. The Birkin Bag, named after British actress and singer Jane Birkin, became another coveted and iconic design. The routes include the directory's handbag types guide, its handbags page and the fashion blog's record of the Birkin bag price, which is where this site has long tracked what iconic means in practice.