To Porosous Or Nilolticus At Hermès

Recently I have been dealing with a lot of exotic skin Hermès bag. Only last week I managed to purchase a 25cm Ombre Lizard Birkin for one of my clients and was also asked if any of my clients might be interested in a Bouganvillea Crocodile Constance that had become available. What I find interesting about exotic crocodile skin bags, are their backgrounds and the detail that goes into making these exclusive bags. Hermès has two sources for their skins – farms in northern Australia for their Crocodile Porosus bags, and from the Nile in Africa, mostly in Zimbabwe, for their Crocodile Niloticus bags. Hermès has in fact resorted to farming crocodiles in Australia to keep up with the increasing international demand for their world famous crocodile skin handbags,...

Paris is a regular place on my shopping exploits. I have completely lost count of the amount of times I have stepped on the Eurostar, for a quick one day jaunt to Paris to fulfil shopping requests for clients. Normally when I go I have a strict schedule to follow to ensure that I get everything done. However my visit last week was a little different. After a visit to Hermès Faubourg Saint-Honoré and then a pitstop purchase at Christian Louboutin, I found I had time to finally venture to Hermès Rue de Sèvres – the new Hermès Mecca. Stepping into the new Hermès store on the Left Bank of Paris was breathtaking. The store built within the former swimming pool of the Lutetia Hotel, now a protected space, has incorporated the original features beautifully,...