Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Lock, Keys, Clochette, With Strap Measurements: Height 10", Width 14", Depth 5" Designer: Hermes Model: Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35 Exterior Materi...
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Lock, Clochette, Keys, With Strap Measurements: Height 9", Width 12.5", Depth 4" Designer: Hermes Model: Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32 Exterior Mater...
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Lock, Dust Bag, Keys, Clochette, With Strap Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 4" Designer: Hermes Model: Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32 Exteri...
Hermes Kelly 32 Bicolor Black Brown Ardennes Leather Bag
By Hermès
Located in Singapore, SG
Rarely available in bicolour. It is constructed from ardennes leather which has been discontinued by Hermes. This piece comes complete with original Hermes box, dustbags, shoulder st...
Hermes Kelly 1993 Black Ardennes Leather 32 Cm
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the timeless elegance of the Hermes Kelly 1993 Black Ardennes Leather 32 cm handbag.
Hermès Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Retourne
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hermès Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Retourne Brand- Hermès Model- Kelly 35cm Product Type- Shoulder, Top Handle Serial Number- (V* Age- Circa 1992 Accompanied By- Hermè...
2000 Hermes Natural Ardennes Leather Kelly 35cm Retourne
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
HERMÈS Natural Ardennes Leather Kelly 35cm Retourne This HERMÈS Kelly 35cm is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Hermes Dust Bag, Lock, Keys, Clochette, Shoulder Strap.
Hermes Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 40cm Retourne
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"HERMES Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 40cm Retourne This HERMÈS Kelly 40cm is in Very Good Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Hermès Dust Bag, Lock, Keys, Clochette, Sports S...
1990s Hermès Terre Ardenne Leather Vintage Sellier Kelly 35cm
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"HERMES Terre Ardenne Leather Vintage Sellier Kelly 35cm This HERMES Kelly 35cm is in Very Good Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Hermès Dust Bag, Box, Shoulder Strap, Lock, Key...
1997 Hermès Terre Ardenne Leather Vintage Sellier Kelly 35cm
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"HERMES Terre Ardenne Leather Vintage Sellier Kelly 35cm This HERMES Kelly 35cm is in Very Good Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Hermès Dust Bag, Box, Shoulder Strap, Lock, Key...
1991 Hermes Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Retourne
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
HERMES Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Retourne This HERMÈS Kelly 35cm is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Hermes Dust Bag, Lock, Keys, Clochette, Shoulder ...
1990s Hermes Terre Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Sellier
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
HERMES Terre Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Sellier This HERMÈS Kelly 35cm is in Very Good Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Hermes Dust Bag, Box, Lock, Keys, Clochette, Shoul...
1995 Hermes Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Sellier
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
HERMÈS Black Ardennes Leather Vintage Kelly 35cm Sellier Xupes Reference: HB3970 Serial Number: (Y) Age (Circa): 1995 Accompanied By: Hermes Box, Keys, Clochette, Shoulder Strap Aut...
Hermes 32cm Sellier Black Gold GHW Vache Ardenne Leather Kelly Rare
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Hermes 32cm Sellier Black Gold GHW Vache Ardenne Leather Kelly RARE Hermes 32cm Black Sellier Kelly in Vache Ardenne Gold Hardware Super rare find in excellent condition Not onl...
HERMES Naturelle beige Ardennes leather & Gold KELLY II 35 RETOURNER Bag
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
Hermes 'Kelly II 35 Retourner' bag in Naturelle (beige) Vache Ardennes leather with contrasting white stitching.
Hermes Kelly 32 Sellier Bag Vintage Sable Ardennes Leather Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic exquisite Vintage 32 Kelly Sellier in rare Ardennes leather. Neutral year round Sable is rich with Gold Hardware. The bag is in superior condition. Clean handles...
Hermès 40cm Kelly Red & Gold Bag
By Hermès
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hermès 40cm Kelly bag in red Ardenne leather and goldtone hardware.
1990's Hermès Kelly 40cm Bag in Natural
By Hermès
Located in West Hollywood, CA
1990's Hermès kelly 40 cm in ardenne natural leather and goldtone hardware.
Hermes Shoulder Strap Ardennes Gold Leather Golden Hardware for Kelly Bolide
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Authentic Hermès Shouder strap For Kelly or Bolide Bags Made in France Made of Ardennes Leather Colorway: Gold Golden Hardware White sewings "HERMES PARIS MADE IN FRANCE" engr...
Hermes Kelly Nuage Black Ardennes
By Hermès
Located in Dublin, IE
Fantastic Collector Kelly Nuage in black Ardennes, embellished with multicolor lizard skin patchwork, handle in black leather and shoulder strap. Special nuage clasp in palladium. Re...
Hermes Kelly 35 cm Green Ardenne
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Hermes Kelly 35 cm Green Ardenne Bag with Shoulder strap ,Dust bag and original Hermes Box .
Hermès Kelly 32 Bicolore Sellier Ardennes
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
Hermès Kelly 32 Bicolore Sellier Ardennes Rare and sold out Vache Ardennes leather Bicolore Black and gold Golden plated hardware The pocket zipper is in perfect working Sell...
Hermes Gold Ardennes Kelly 40 Retourner
By Hermès
Located in Antwerp, BE
Another classic collector piece of Hermès. This Hermès Kelly comes in size 40 and gold color!
Hermes Kelly Sport Bag Ardennes GM
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Height 13", Width 11.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 14-15" Designer: Hermes Model: Kelly Sport Bag Ardennes GM Exterior Material: Leather Hermes C...
Hermes Kelly Ado Backpack Ardennes 28
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Clochette, Keys, Lock, Dust Bag Measurements: Height 10.5", Width 10.5", Depth 4.5", Strap Drop 8-15.5", Strap Drop 8-15.5" Designer: Hermes Model: Kelly Ado Backpack A...
Hermès Kelly 35 Vache Ardennes Black ghdw
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
Hermès Kelly 35 Vache Ardennes Black ghdw Ardennes Leather - Official discontinued leather.
Hermès Kelly 32 Veau Ardennes Natural Color
By Hermès
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hermès Kelly 32 Veau Ardennes Natural Color Another classic collector piece of Hermès.
Hermes Kelly Black Ardenne 35 cm bag
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Hermes Black Ardenne 35 cm Kelly bag with original shoulder strap with gold hardware in excellent condition!
Hermès Kelly 40 Black Vache Ardennes GHW
By Hermès
Located in Antwerp, BE
This spacious Hermès Kelly bag is crafted out of precious Vache Ardennes leather.
Hermes Black Ardennes Leather 35cm Kelly Handbag
By Hermès
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Join the elite group of Hermes enthusiasts with this stunning 35cm Kelly handbag!
Hermès Kelly 32 Veau Ardennes Natural Color
By Hermès
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hermès Kelly 32 Veau Ardennes Natural Color Another classic collector piece of Hermès.
Hermès Black Ardennes Leather 32 cm Kelly Bag
By Hermès
Located in Malibu, CA
Hermès 32 cm Black Ardennes Kelly- pristine unworn condition with the plastic intact on the hardware.
HERMES 32CM KELLY NATURAL GOLD HARDWARE ARDENNE LEATHER FOREVER
By Hermès
Located in NYC Tri-State/Miami, NY
HERMES 32CM KELLY NATURAL GOLD HARDWARE ARDENNE LEATHER FOREVER STAPLE!
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, frontal flap, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, protective base studs, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noisette Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noisette Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32, crafted in Noisette brown Ardennes leather, features a single top handle, frontal flap, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes With Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, protective base studs, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, frontal flap, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, protective base studs, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted from Noir black Ardennes leather, features single looped top handle, frontal flap, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, protective base studs, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, protective base studs, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes With Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, protective base studs, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes With Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single top handle, frontal flap, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32, crafted in Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single top handle, protective base studs, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 40
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 40 is as classic and timeless as they come.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted from Noir black Ardennes leather, features single looped top handle, frontal flap, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Natural Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Natural Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32, crafted from Natural Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, frontal flap, protective base studs, and...
Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32, crafted from black ardennes leather, features a single looped top handle, a frontal flap, and gold-tone hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35 is as classic and timeless as they come.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Natural Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Natural Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted from natural brown Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, frontal flap, protective base stud...
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 28
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 28, crafted from Noir black Ardennes leather, features a single looped top handle, frontal flap, and gold-tone hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted from Noir black Ardennes leather, features single looped top handle, frontal flap, and gold hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Natural Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Natural Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35, crafted from natural brown Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, frontal flap, protective base stud...
Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 40
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 40, crafted from black Ardennes leather, features a single looped top handle, a frontal flap, and gold turn-lock hardware.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Bicolor Ardennes with Gold Hardware 40
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This Hermes Kelly Handbag Bicolor Ardennes with Gold Hardware 40, crafted in Natural and Marron Fonce Ardennes leather, features a single rolled top handle, frontal flap, and gold ha...
Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 35 is as classic and timeless as they come.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Hermes Kelly Handbag Black Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32 is as classic and timeless as they come.
Hermès Black Ardennes Leather 35 cm Kelly- Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Malibu, CA
Hermès 35 cm Black Ardennes Kelly is in mint condition, nearly pristine.
Hermes Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32
By Hermès
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Keys, Clochette, Lock, With Strap Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 4" Designer: Hermes Model: Kelly Handbag Noir Ardennes with Gold Hardware 32 Exterior Materia...
For Hermès, what began as a maker of leather equestrian goods for European noblemen would eventually grow into one of the most storied fashion labels in the world. In 1837, German-born French entrepreneur Thierry Hermès opened a saddle and harness purveyor in Paris. Gradually, the house extended into accessories and luggage for its riders, and today, in paying homage to its origins, the family-run luxury brand resurfaces horse motifs in everything from clothing and modernist jewelry to pillows and handbags.
The first top-handled bag ever produced by Hermès was the Haut à courroies, which made its debut in 1892. A tall bag secured with a folded leather flap (fastened with bridle-inspired straps), it was designed to transport riding boots and a harness.
As the world made the switch from horse to automobile, the bag adapted, becoming a multifunctional travel satchel instead of a designated saddlebag. Today, 120 years later, the HAC remains in Hermès’s line — and its distinctive flap and clasping straps have laid the groundwork for some of the house’s other iconic bags.
In the 1930s, Robert Dumas (son-in-law to Émile-Maurice Hermès, Thierry’s grandson) designed a smaller, trapezoidal take on the flap bag with a handle and two side straps. Later, actress Grace Kelly, then engaged to Prince Rainier of Monaco, is said to have used one of these bags to conceal her pregnancy during the 1950s. Because she was photographed constantly, the coverage catapulted her handbag to international popularity.
In 1977, Hermès officially renamed the model for her, and the Kelly bag was born. Each Kelly bag takes between 18 and 25 hours to produce, and its 680 hand stitches owe solely to one Hermès artisan.
Robert Dumas was also responsible for another one of the brand’s most iconic offerings: the launch of its first silk scarf on the occasion of Hermès’s 100th anniversary in 1937. Based on a woodblock designed by Dumas and printed on Chinese silk, the accessory was an immediate hit.
Today, vintage Hermès scarves, typically adorned in rich colors and elaborate patterns, serve many functions, just as they did back then. Well-heeled women wear it on their heads, around their necks and, in a genius piece of cross-promotion, tied to the straps of their Hermès bags. Kelly even once used one as a sling for her broken arm.
In 1981, Robert Dumas’s son Jean-Louis Dumas, then Hermès chairman, found himself sitting next to French actress and musician Jane Birkin on a plane, where she was complaining about finding a suitable carryall for the necessary accoutrements of motherhood. After the two travelers were properly introduced, Birkin helped design Jean-Louis’s most famous contribution to the Hermès canon: the Birkin bag, a roomy, square catchall with the HAC’s trademark leather flap top and the addition of a lock and key.
Owing to the brand’s legendary commitment to deft, handcrafted construction, the Birkin is an investment that is coveted by collectors everywhere.
While the Kelly and Birkin may be standouts, gracing the arms of everyone from royal heiresses to hip-hop stars in the past few decades, the handbags are but a small part of Hermès’s fashion offerings.
Since the 1920s, the brand has produced some of the most desirable leather goods in the world. There’s the Constance bag, a favorite of Jacqueline Kennedy, the recently relaunched 1970s-era Evelyne and, on the vintage market, a slew of designs dating back to the 1920s.
Good design never goes out of style. Find a variety of vintage Hermès handbags, day dresses, shoes and more on 1stDibs.
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.
What these styles lack in name recognition they more than make up for in cachet.
Before the Birkin there was the Haut à Courroies, which has become the chic carryall of choice for the league's most stylish athletes.
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The iconic Birkin bag is much coveted — and often copied. Find out how to tell the real deal from a convincing fake. Of course, you don't have to worry about this on 1stDibs, where every seller is highly vetted.
More than a fashion statement, this iconic style continually appreciates in value.
A symbol of luxury and elegance, the design has a storied past and a legion of devoted collectors.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.