How to make a hermes handbag, hermes birkin bag, kelly bags, shoulder bags

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How are Hermes bags made and why are they so expensive? Find more athttp://www.forwesters.com/hermes-handbags.html If you, like me have pondered this while fawning over a £4000 Constance or a £6000 Birkin then I can finally answer with conviction. Having been given a private tour of the Hermes workshops (I never thought I’d get to type those words) in the Paris suburb of Pantin a fortnight ago, I have seen the skill, dedication and perfectionism that goes into a leathergood first hand. As a taster of the Leather Forever exhibition which opens on May 8th to mark its 175th anniverary, Hermes invited a group of bloggers to witness the crafting of its bags, accompanied by an explanation of the labour-intensive processes involved.

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