Hermès Rouge Piment Vache Hunter Berline Canvas Toile Herbag Zip 31
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Rouge Piment Vache Hunter Berline Canvas Toile Herbag Zip 31 SKU: 157238 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness work...
Hermès Bleu Paon Menthe Epsom Verso Constance 24
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Bleu Paon Menthe Epsom Verso Constance 24 SKU: 157234 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has gr...
Hermès Black Clemence Picotin Lock 22 PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Black Clemence Picotin Lock 22 PHW SKU: Z158537 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown in...
Hermès Anemone Swift Jige Duo Clutch
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Anemone Swift Jige Duo Clutch SKU: 157228 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into one...
Hermès Gold Rouge De Coeur Clemence Casaque Picotin Lock 18 GHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Gold Rouge De Coeur Clemence Casaque Picotin Lock 18 GHW SKU: 156276 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop...
Hermès Epsom Rouge de Coeur Constance Slim Wallet PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Epsom Rouge de Coeur Constance Slim Wallet PHW SKU: 156442 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès h...
Hermès Rose Extreme Clemence Picotin Lock 18 PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Rose Extreme Clemence Picotin Lock 18 PHW SKU: 156496 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has gr...
Hermès Bleu Zellige Rouge Grenat Toile Fauve Hunter Verso Herbag Zip 31 PM PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Bleu Zellige Rouge Grenat Toile Fauve Hunter Verso Herbag Zip 31 PM PHW SKU: 156977 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a h...
Hermès Turquoise Togo Swift Ghillies Birkin 35 PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Turquoise Togo Swift Ghillies Birkin 35 PHW SKU: 157161 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has ...
Hermès Bleu Nuit Epsom Verrou 23 PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Bleu Nuit Epsom Verrou 23 PHW SKU: 156273 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into one...
Hermès Lime Toffee Toile Officier Negonda Garden Party 30 PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Lime Toffee Toile Officier Negonda Garden Party 30 PHW SKU: 156114 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, ...
Exceptional Hermès Passe Guide Bag Shiny Ebene Porosus Crocodile Ghw RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
There's the Kelly, the Birkin, the Constance, and the PASSE-GUIDE Bag ...!
Hermes Bastia Jaune de Naples Chevre Mysore Leather Coin Purse
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
The vibrant color makes this petite accessory particularly delightful tucked inside a Birkin, Kelly, or everyday handbag. Hermès crafts the Bastia in finely grained Chèvre Mysore le...
Hermès Black Togo Birkin 30 RGHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Black Togo Birkin 30 RGHW SKU: Z157713 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into one of ...
Hermès Menthe Clemence Jypsiere 34 PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Menthe Clemence Jypsiere 34 PHW SKU: Z157773 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into o...
Hermès Black Togo Birkin 35 GHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Black Togo Birkin 35 GHW SKU: Z157904 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into one of ...
Hermès Le 24 Leather Change Purse Ecuries Horses Print Hugo Grygkar
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Print: "Ecuries" (horses in stables) designed by Hugo Grygkar in 1947 Pattern: Horses in stables Matching mini Kelly 20 cm was produced in 1993. This change purse is probably from...
Sac Hermès Evelyne PM Toile & Cuir Bleu 2001
By Hermès
Located in SÈVRES, FR
Sa silhouette souple et son esthétique décontractée lui donnent une personnalité différente de celle du Kelly ou du Birkin. Cette version en toile et Courchevel illustre parfaitement...
Hermès Ecru Beige Naturel Criss Viking Hunter Sable Herbag Zip Cabine 50 Bag
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Ecru Beige Naturel Criss Viking Hunter Sable Herbag Zip Cabine 50 Bag SKU: 156047 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a har...
Hermès Rouge Sellier Clemence Swift In-The-Loop 18 GHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Rouge Sellier Clemence Swift In-The-Loop 18 GHW SKU: 155646 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès ...
Hermès Black Box So Black Birkin 35 PVD
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Black Box So Black Birkin 35 PVD SKU: Z157889 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into ...
Hermès Gold Epsom Bolide 30 GHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Gold Epsom Bolide 30 GHW SKU: Z157600 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into one of ...
Hermès Lime Mimosa Clemence Niloticus Crocodile Touch Picotin Lock 22 PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Lime Mimosa Clemence Niloticus Crocodile Touch Picotin Lock 22 PHW SKU: 155645 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harnes...
Hermès Rose Azalee Natural Vache Hunter Toile Herbag Zip 31 PM PHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Rose Azalee Natural Vache Hunter Toile Herbag Zip 31 PM PHW SKU: 155648 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness works...
Hermès Vert Mangrove Evercolor Constance To Go Wallet GHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Vert Mangrove Evercolor Constance To Go Wallet GHW SKU: Z157107 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Her...
Hermes Sterling Silver Touareg H Motif Cadena Padlock Charm
By Hermès
Located in valatie, NY
The locks serve beautifully as a Hermès Touareg Lock bag charm for a Birkin or Kelly, a luxury keyring, a pendant for a bracelet or necklace top.
Hermès Bleu Zanibar Multicolor Cavalcadour Airsilk Backpack
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Bleu Zanibar Multicolor Cavalcadour Airsilk Backpack SKU: Z156320 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, H...
Hermès Fauve Barenia Birkin 35 GHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Fauve Barenia Birkin 35 GHW SKU: Z156378 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: Founded in Paris in 1837 as a harness workshop, Hermès has grown into one ...
Hermès Birkin 25 Vert Amande Togo Leather With Gold Hardware Handbag
By Hermès
Located in Aventura, FL
This color can be found across various Hermès products, including their iconic Birkin and Kelly bags, silk scarves, leather accessories, and even home décor items.
Hermès Birkin 25 Bleu De Prusse Togo Leather With Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Aventura, FL
Recognized for its elegance, this color has become a sought-after choice for Hermès bags and accessories, presenting a subtle alternative to the brand's more notable shades, includin...
Exceptional Hermès Silver Keychain Boat Propeller Shaped
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Rare Authentic Hermès Keychain In shape of a boat propeller Can be used as a charm, attached to your Kelly or Birkin bag Made of silver (crab hallmark) Colorway: silvery "HERMES...
Hermès Sac Herbag Black Canvas Leather Back Pack x2 Pristine Hermes
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Herbag model bag in 2 versions to carry by hand or as a backpack, composed of a small Kelly bag format pouch in black canvas and a larger Kelly Ado bag format, mobile part in ...
Hermes Milo Lambskin Grigri Rodeo Horse Bag Charm Anemone
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This super hard to find charm is perfect for hanging off your Birkin or Kelly. Designer: Hermes Material: Lambskin Color(s): Anemone, Blue Izmir and Fauve Origin: France Hallmarked:...
Hermes HAC 40 Flag Limited Edition Haut a Courroies Birkin Bag
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an extremely rare and especially stylish Hermes travel bag making it a collector’s treasure much sought after by Hermes connoisseurs as well as celebrit...
Hermes HAC Birkin 40 Bag Black Toile and Togo Leather with Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Moreover, its taller proportions and shorter handles directly inspired the creation of the legendary Kelly and Birkin bags. As a result, the HAC holds a singular place in Hermès hist...
Blue Hermes Constance 24cm Gold Tone Hardware 2016
By Hermès
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Designed in 1959 by Catherine Chaillet and named after her daughter, the Constance is often considered a more formal alternative to the Kelly or Birkin. In good condition. sizes ...
$16,800
Blue Hermes Constance
By Hermès
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Designed in 1959 by Catherine Chaillet and named after her daughter, the Constance is often considered a more formal alternative to the Kelly or Birkin. In good condition. sizes ...
Hermes Quelle Idole Doll Bag Charm Sable Mushroom Havane and Black
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
This playful Kelly Doll charm is created in Veau Butler and Chevre Mysore leathers.
$4,126Sale Price|30% Off
Rare 1990s Hermès Medor Black Leather Gold Stud Crossbody Shoulder Clutch Bag
By Hermès
Located in San Diego, CA
A dream addition for collectors of vintage Hermès Kelly and Constance bags, or anyone who loves unique luxury handbags with iconic details.
HERMES Grigri Rodeo Horse Bag Charm PM in Celeste
By Hermès
Located in London, England
So rare, some rodeo are more appreciated than the Hermes Birkin/kelly bags. This lovely bag charm is crafted of stuffed blue lambskin leather with a tan mane and tail on an orange le...
2022 Hermès Birkin 25 Orange Togo Leather
By Hermès
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
A spacious and symmetrical rectangular bag that features dual handles as compared to the trapezoidal single-handle frame of the company’s popular Kelly, the Birkin has amassed a rabi...
Vintage Hermès Kelly bags are among the most desired handbags in the world — a symbol of luxury and elegance, this design has a storied past and a legion of devoted collectors.
Is it any surprise that Hermès's description of the Kelly bag (with some quick reformatting) reads like poetry?
“thirty-six leather pieces / assembled by a craftsman / devoted to beautiful, noble gestures, / six hundred and eighty hand stitches, / sixteen small studs, / a padlock, / a swivel clasp / and a leather key cover or clochette.”
For devotees, the Hermès classic has a visual poetry and meaning that transcends the bag itself.
Founded in 1837 as a crafter of equestrian gear for aristocrats, Hermès was nicely aligned with actress Grace Kelly’s classic style and blue blood lineage. Like most of the storied house’s pieces, the iconic design of the Kelly bag boasts an evolution that reads like a timeline of good living.
The Haut à courroies, Hermès's original top-handled bag, was created in 1892 to carry boots and a harness. In 1923, it was modified for the wife of automobile magnate Ettore Bugatti to fit into a car’s side pocket. This design was called Torpedo No 1. Robert Dumas-Hermès redesigned it again in 1935, making it smaller, adding a belt and naming it the Sac à dépêches.
“In the age of travel, women needed a bag that was easy and safe to carry,” says Graham Wetzbarger, certified appraiser and authenticator. The Sac à dépêches fit the bill.
From 1955 onward, Grace Kelly was frequently spotted carrying her Sac à dépêches. Had Instagram been around in those days, #Kellysac would have included images of the star and her bag at the Cannes Film Festival and during the 1955 announcement of her engagement to Prince Rainier of Monaco. It would have included pics of Kelly and her bag on her royal honeymoon, and, yes, it would even have included images of the new princess using her bag to hide an emerging baby bump. She was a superstar marrying a prince, and her photo was everywhere.
By 1956, replicas of the “Grace Kelly handbag” were best sellers in America and Britain. By 1960, the Sac à dépêches had become a status symbol and was better known as the Kelly.
Find the perfect vintage Kelly bag for you on 1stDibs today.
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.