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Hermes Hac 32

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Note: this item is no longer on sale but it is one hot vintage bag that i can’t stop thinking about and no, it is not Hermes Birkin; It is actually Hermes HAC (Haut a Courrois), aka the “original Birkin” before its handles got elongated and its body got slightly shrunk to fit Jane Birkin’s requirement of seizing her bag into the airplane cabin seat when she travels.

This pre-owned HAC was on sale on Luxury-shops.com for USD8,609 and is now sold out. I dun know which lucky owner got this treasure, but congratulations if you are reading this. An Hermes HAC is high on my list now and unlike a Birkin, it is more masculine (especially the bigger ones), more versatile and comes with shorter wait-list, therefore P-E-R-F-E-C-T! By the way, if this bag somehow looks familiar to you, Ms Katie Cruise carried one a few months back in size 40 or 50 (the one featured here is 32), which in my opinion, was way too big for her petite built.

Check out luxury-shops.com for rare, pre-owned treasures. You could turn your pre-loved items into cash here too.

Image is courtesy of luxury-shops.com

Fendi Twins Tote in Red

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I have been waiting for a Fendi bag to write about and this entry is still not exactly what i have been waiting for. The Fendi Twins tote is a really nice tote with the vintage feel and simple shape but it is still nowhere as exciting compared to the original vintage crocodile Fendi tote owned by the Olsen Twins. Fendi actually reissued the tote and named it ‘Twins’ after the original created mega buzz (and clearly demands) following the Olsen twins’ being pictured carrying it. The Twins in red is somehow more exciting than in the other colors available. I am pretty sure this is due to its simple shape and styling so it takes something more to pop. Get it in this red if you have been loving this tote. The leather version is priced at USD1,890 at eluxury.com.  Alternatively, if you know how to lay your hands in rare vintage pieces or if you were a VIP of Fendi, the  original crocodile version like what the Olsens own might be just a sweet USD9,000 and a couple of phone calls away. My question to Fendi is… if you are trying to make  this rare gem more  somehow accessible to normal people, why not make one in croc-stamp leather? That would be hot!

Images are courtesy of eluxury.com and univision.com

Hermes Feu2Dou Bag

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I often imagine the life before the air-plane, the DVD and the Internet. Back in the early days of the 20th century,  when people still traveled the world by sea, luxury was accessible only to the ultra-wealthy and the only way to enjoy life had to be being one of the richest. We are lucky to be living today’s world, as i often remind myself of, because today allows us to both enjoy and work for life at the same time. Sadly as life becomes more attainable, we are losing some of the values it used to hold too. We no longer do things as passionate as people used to, relying more on technology to create rather than passion to perfect.

Hermes Feu2Dou bag is the embodiment of all my beautiful thoughts about the past. This bag is etched steadily on my mind but it will take a while to swipe my card for this (i still have many other things in my list) so i hope Hermes will continue making or keeping this bag around until i am ready to get it. I will treat it as a “trip to the past” when i do.

Why don’t people make bags like this anymore? With shape so simple, classy and classic, unpretentious yet elegant too. The size is big enough for a weekend bag or as a holdall for a man or a taller woman. Hermes is one of the few companies in the world today who still creates their products with passion and perfection. There is no wonder why even in down times like now, they are doing better. Please do not buy this bag to soon at Hermes.com for USD4,150. If you are in Singapore, there is one at the Liat Tower store for SGD6,600.

Image is courtesy of hermes.com