![]() “ Kelly, Grace (Rear Window)” by Paramount publicity photographer. Eminent poets, politicians including JFK and the Duke of Windsor wore the Hermes Sac a depeches with style.įrom here the bag developed further to a more boxy, elegant ladies bag which could be fastened with one hand and stand on it’s own little feet. This bag was to carry important papers and news and it was really the first ‘handbag’. In 1928 Robert Dumas, Emile-Maurice’s son in law designed a bag called the Sac a depeches. It was simple and elegant and was intended to fit perfectly through an automobile car door. The bag evolved further in 1923 when Emile-Maurice Hermes and Ettore Bugatti designed a bag for Hermes’s wife Julie. The bag was known then as a Haut a courroies because of its high handle. Kelly bags are essentially based upon a bag originally made in 1892 for holding a saddle. The brand and its history are something I often read up on and am always intrigued about the ways bags were developed, named and how the company has evolved. The truth was of course this Kelly now in my possession had come a long way to get to my flat in London. This bag was for life and I was going to make sure I did it justice with the care and respect it deserved. ![]() Like I had worked hard for this and now I was able to join a lucky group who were in awe of the Hermes workmanship and the crafts they produced. It was the perfect bag for any occasion and wearing it made me feel special. One of my first Hermes bags was a Kelly in black croc with gold hardware.
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