Hermes bag making process：Common leather materials explained

Togo

Hide: adult bull neck hide / lychee hide

Softness: harder

Texture: uniformly granular, similar to lychee skin, a little shiny

Features: resistant to wear and tear, relatively easy to maintain It will collapse laziness after using for a period of time, also has special characteristics.

Representative bag type: BK

swift

Leather: soft cowhide

Softness: relatively soft

Texture: uniform and detailed texture, smooth

Features: good color rendering, so this kind of leather usually has more color options, but the leather is more delicate, need to pay attention to daily maintenance

Representative bag type: lindy minikl

epsom

Leather: Palm grain

Softness: Harder

Texture: fine

Features: very wear-resistant and practical, the weight will be lighter than togo, cleaning is also more convenient, long-term storage is not easy to deformation.

Representative bag type: KL Kang Kang

barenia

Leather: Saddle leather

Softness: moderate

Texture: smooth

Features: harness leather, very wear-resistant and durable, oil wax leather waterproof. Fine scratches in the wiping process can be smoothed out, relatively easy to maintain. After a long time of use there will be special traces, and those who like it will feel a special flavor.

Representative types of packaging: BK, KL, Kang Kang

evercolor

Leather: calfskin

Softness: moderately hard

Texture: regular fine grain

Features: moderate abrasion resistance, combining the advantages of ep and togo. Softer than ep, and will be harder than togo, relatively easy to maintain.

Representative bag type: KL pig nose

clemence

Leather: TC leather

Softness: softer

Texture: Granular matte effect

Features: more oily grainy texture, wear-resistant, but more afraid of water. Water droplets seeping into the leather will leave blisters affecting the life and beauty, so you should try to avoid touching the water.

Representative packaging type: food basket lindy

box

Leather: Calfskin

Softness: stiffer

Texture: rich greasy flat effect, more shiny than Rainbird

Features: the most classic and longest used leather of Hermes, shiny but very easy to scratch and afraid of water. Not easy to maintain.

Representative bag type: KL Kang Kang