All Things Hermès

The Hermès Birkin is one of the most iconic luxury handbags, available in a variety of sizes to suit different lifestyles and preferences. Beyond the traditionally recognized sizes, there are also a few rare and less commonly known ones, such as the Birkin 15, 20, and 29.

Authentic Hermès handbags have a hidden date stamp embedded into the leather that signify the year a handbag was manufactured. These are also called Blind Stamps or H Stamps.

Our comprehensive guide details virtually all of the known leathers and skins Hermès has ever used to create their leather goods. We have not included the extremely rare vintage leathers that are no illegal to be used. We have included notes about each one’s look, feel, weight, texture, and durability. We use the exact leathers as Hermès artisans to craft our masterpieces.

Hermès offers an extensive and unique range of colours for their products; some of the colour names are unique to Hermès, so to help you understand which colour to expect, here is a brief guide to the most popular - and some of the rarer and more unique Hermès colours.