Hermes Kelly Bags
One of the most sought-after fashion status symbols of the last 50 years is the Hermes Kelly Bag. The Kelly bag got its name from Princess of Monaco and American movie star, Grace Kelly. In tandem with the Hermes Birkin, the Kelly bag has attained almost cult status among handbags connoisseurs and celebrities alike. Like the Birkin, named for actress Jane Birkin, the sophisticated Kelly bag is a mainstay in the Hermes collection. Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Ferragamo all introduced bags similar to the Kelly into their collections, but the elite knockoffs never quite achieved the same Kelly bag fame and the Hermes Kelly bag phenomenon endures even today.
With one of the longest traditions in the fashion world for fine luxury leather goods, Hermes has been making the most luxurious leather goods since 1837. With 170 years of tradition and a reputation for crafting the most exclusive handbags in the world, Hermes has established a status and a brand that women the world over want to wear on their arms. Consequently, Hermes has hung on the arms of many famous fashionable women, such as Grace Kelly.
Designed in the 1930s, the Hermes "petit sac haut a courroies," which meant little bag with straps, was always a popular handbag among the wealthy and privileged few who could access Hermes accessories. It wasn't until Grace Kelly's Hollywood star power had its influence on the fashion world that the Kelly Bag became the symbol of style that it has been for the last 50 years.
The name "Kelly Bag" was inspired by the inherent elegance and style of Princess Grace of Monaco, who wed Prince Rainer of Monaco in 1956. The famous actress turned princess once used a large crocodile Hermes handbag to hide her pregnancy in a photograph taken by the paparazzi. The famous photograph was published on the cover of Life magazine in 1956, shortly after her wedding to Prince Rainer of Monaco. Fashion-conscious women everywhere were suddenly primed for princess-inspired purses. Since then, the Kelly bag has been an enduring symbol of traditional elegance. At a price of roughly $10,000 to $60,000, as well as a minimum 3-year waiting list, it is an accessory that most of the world can only aspire to attain.
Handmade from the finest and rarest of leathers as well as more uncommon skins such as crocodile, lizard and ostrich, the Kelly bag is hand-stitched and made one by one. Each year, Hermes updates the Kelly design, however, the essence of the classic original remains intact, making the Hermes Kelly bag an enduring accessory and a symbol of style.
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