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Magnolia B from @belovedkeiraone

This is so exciting, thank you for sharing. I look forward to part 2!

I’m totally loving the hot pink colors from 2017 and now 2018. Hoping I can add one or the other to my collection soon!!

More pink inspiration..
photo’s in order
@posharon – pink confetti, multi pinks
@pretty_purses – multi pinks
@bullies.n.birkins – rose pourpre vs. rose azalea

Then comes news of “magnolia”, picture is from a reseller which I never like to promote.. but to see the color in a bag left me no choice.
@paisleypo.hermes

Here’s some swatch cards. The colors look divine, especially magnolia, ambre ?
Photos courtesy @lurve.hermes
Magnolia birkin photo @paisleypo.hermes
Ambre swift B25
Blue Azur or Brighton Blue??? swift B25
Another photo of magnolia —looks much lighter in this second photo.

See more pink details and inspiration here.

I’d been to the sale once before, and whereas we left a little dissappointed (summer 2016 sale did not include bracelets), I’d been keen on trying it again. As little as a year ago, our wait was just 2 hours on the morning of the first sale day. This time, I’d decided to bring my son along to also have a little holiday, and thought 2 hours could be the max stretch. Then I read the reports of tourbuses and 5-9 hour waits…next to being shocked I also thought there’s no way ANY sale will make me wait that long, even if I’d gone without my kiddo.

Day 2, I decide to take it easy and just take a look at the line, assuming we’d have to cancel and just enjoy the day somewhere else. To my surprise, the line wasn’t half as long as pictures showed the day before! I promised to take my 2-hour rule into account and went for it. The line went well and after 1,5 hours we were in! Phew.

But then came the extra lines…another 20 minutes for jewellery and selections were not great, the SA there wasn’t very patient. I can understand that from reading what they had to endure but it didn’t help me trying to find any items. I decided to just take a behapi that I liked and didn’t bother to even try any CDC or Clic H. Do have to add that on day 2 there was NO time limit at jewellery.

On to the scarves…security tried to stick to the 15 minute rule but to be honest found them a bit too soft, one round I counted over 20 minutes and still saw a customer chatting with SA’s. Another 35 minute wait, I did find my HG scarf there so was very happy that saved my second sale experience – but again all that waiting destroyed my appetite to try on anything else, just let them write it up and legged it after 2 minutes.

Shoe department – I read there were lines for that on day 1, day 2 there were no lines…and no shoes. Well there were, but whereas last year there were plenty popular models, this time there weren’t…were they all bought on day 1 or did H just decide to leave the Oran/Legend etc out of the sale? I’d like to know really – if they were there, I’d be a little dissappointed as I always understood they always renewed stock over the sale times.

Then rtw – I thought of getting the husband a shirt and then the next new rule came…no photos…or they’d send you out and make you delete photos. NO JOKE. I understand they want to avoid resellers and I applaud that, but I couldn’t even send a photo of a shirt to my husband, had to look for it online…the SA here did kind of understand my frustration.

By this time I’d been at the sale with my boy for 3 hours, and we both were done with wanting to wander around or queue any longer. Left with 2 items, luckily both items that make me happy, but must agree with others that the sale was not the most enjoyable experience. My conclusions:

– the sale has become too popular. And unfortunately, I suspect resellers make up a huge part of this. The fact I couldn’t even show something to my own husband was clearly a message to make it difficult for resellers communicating stock. So is this the way to tackle it? I don’t think so. The resellers just grabbed stuff or had friends/coworkers along. I too would be in favour for prior e-mail registration and a limit on numbers of items. Enough to get a thing or two for friends, but no dragging multiple bags over the ground filled with dozens of pairs of shoes (I have seen this a couple of times).
– I suspect that they really ran out of a lot after the first day. Luckily for us it looked like it scared off enough people for day 2, but felt like we were going through just a few things that were left.
– the waiting times inside the sale are honestly very off putting. We nearly left the jewellery queue as there were ladies trying on everything they had. Security wanted to stick to times at scarves but weren’t strict enough to really stop people. Perhaps it’d be better if they just did one in one out, I don’t know, but the wait was just too long and the fact they waited until every single customer left the area didn’t help.

Will I consider visiting the sale again? Depends. If I’m nearby I’d consider, but am definitely concerned about the popularity of the sale so despite my suspicion of the stock being sold rather than evenly distributed over the sale period, for now I’ll only dare to go on the second day. But I do welcome a different approach from H, be it an e-mail registration, registration via H SA ‘s around the world, whatever way to try and let the sale become more efficient and a fun day out again. I know H are trying to make things run smoother like the new system for bag appointments at FSH so I wish them a lot of luck and creativity for looking at the sale process, as us collectors still love the brand!

Dear Pursebop team,

We are writing this email in the hopes that it will help your readers – and that hopefully someone on the Hermes team will read it and act upon it!

I have been going to the Paris Hermes sale for the last 25 years (I remember when it was in the stock room at the back of the store!) and sadly – this year was the worst experience I’ve ever had shopping – by far. It is not what the Hermes brand stands for and it certainly turned off all of the loyal Hermes fans who came from afar!

My mother had come from Canada to London and we took the Eurostar the day before – going to the Hermes sale together had been on our bucket list of experiences!
Given your report from last year we decided to go at 7 am (rather than my usual 5am). We just wanted to find a few nice things and have fun!

When we got there at 7:15am there were 850 people in front of us (according to the security guards). This was initially hard to assess as there were quite a few ‘place holders’ who were joined just before the sale. I would estimate that about 85% of the people in line at that time in the morning were professional resellers. (There are quite a few distinct hallmarks of resellers that are easily observed).
Once the sale opened at 9am the line moved up and we made it to the main waiting hall – but it took until 2:30pm until we made it into the sale. We nearly lost our determination during this 7 hour wait – but since we had travelled so far we decided to hang in there!

Once inside we found, to our great disappointment – that the lines would continue. My mother lined up at the silk scarf table (40 minutes), the throw table (30 minutes) I lined up for the jewelery counter (1 and a half hours). Then the line up for paying – another 50 minutes. At each counter you had either 6 minutes or 10 minutes to look at the various goods and make a decision.

We emerged from the whole sordid affair with a few scarves, a pair of shoes, a hat and two clicclak bracelets at 6pm. We were exhausted, the staff were exhausted, most of the other non-professional shoppers were angry, disappointed and felt absolutely let down by Hermes. Here are our suggestions (gathered from the French , NY shoppers, Australians, Canadians and Germans all in the line with us or who helped each other in the sale)

1. It is obvious that everyone is back – the American women’s shopping trip, the Asian tourists, the European ladies who travel – so please Hermes – take note and extend your sale dates back to 3 or 4 days- part of the reason there was such an overload of people is because the sale was only 2 days. (We assume it was cut to that as there were less people after the horrible attacks in Paris 2 years ago) If people know that you restock a bit every day then shoppers will spread themselves over the whole sale.

2. The organization and processes of the sale that have been designed over the last years were made to minimize theft – (and probably reduce some of the resellers) but unfortunately they are also hugely inefficient and leave everyone – sales people and shoppers – hugely frustrated and angry (and reduce shopping time!) For example: The line up for the jewelery counter was 1.5 hrs. Some wares were displayed in glass cases but it was impossible to tell what was available. Each ‘turn’ allowed for only 7 people to look at the assortment for 6 minutes only. In that 6 minutes they had to ask for what they wanted, the sales people had to try to go find it, then unpack it out of the plastic bags, try it on, put it back in the bag, and if they wanted it – write down the information on the card and then put the item into an envelope and label it to be send to the cash register. Inevitably someone would take longer (even if they were given the two minute warning) as you can imagine – doing all of this looking, selecting and writing takes time. With one or two laggers the 6 minutes would stretch into 10-12 – but the next group had to wait until everyone was physically out of the viewing area before letting in the next group. I kid you not – women were crying, resellers were shouting instructions to each other (several would get into line at the same time) and security men were barking – it was chaos. Hermes – please seek professional consulting on how to run a better sale process!!!

3. Entry – again a process issue. To enter the sale the security would not let one shopper in for every shopper who left – the waited until 20 shoppers left and then let the next 20 in. This aggravated the wait outside.

4. Security officers- while they may not work for Hermes – they represent the brand and the experience on that day. As such they need better customer service orientation. I would expect them to act professionally – but what we saw is that they took the few chairs available in the wait room away from older ladies who were taking a respite (from their 7+hr wait), they were very unfriendly, uncommunicative, and forced everyone to push together like a herd of cattle. They obviously saw that the situation on that day was veering towards the ridiculous – but no one seemed to be in charge or managing the changing flow of events (ie announcing to people in the line outside how long their wait could be, answering questions etc) There also needs to be better judgement made to the dress rule – I had worn a white cotton shirt with a little fur vest – and was told I had to take my vest off (I had no pockets on the vest), the elderly French lady in line with me had to strip down to her t-shirt and was not allowed to wear a cardigan!! A bit ridiculous!

5. Resellers! The Hermes sale has always been (in my estimation) for the loyal fans of Hermes who love the brand, the craftsmanship and quality and who would like to collect or wear a bit more of their favourite brand at a more affordable price (and are therefore willing to travel and dedicate a lot of their time) The sale has not been created to serve the financial interest of professional resellers. I therefore quite support the limits on individual items (especially the ones that are most commonly resold – scarves and jewelry) and would encourage stricter limits. Alternatively – some sort of online registration with email addresses – and allotted time slots – (as with other luxury brands) could also be a solution.

If you’ve made it to this far down my email – thank you so much for listening and taking our requests and concerns into consideration. We love what Hermes stands for – but on this occasion the company really disappointed their loyal fans!

Best,

Patricia Adrian-Hanson

I truly love this!!!! I am a Star Wars nerd and a an LV lover – what a combo! I would def want one of these one day if only as a conversation piece! LOVE

XOXO @sapphiresandscotch

Hi Boppers! My sweet hubs was the one in line at 2am (after arriving in Paris at 2pm that day! ?) and he had several hundred in front. There were a lot of line holders he noticed and several dozen would come at a time to replace one placeholder. Obviously no one was really policing “line etiquette” – he even overheard one group plotting to get ahead by telling one of their party to “tell them you are pregnant and have been waiting; I heard this worked last year!” He was really disgusted by the behavior all around but didn’t witness anything violent besides general pushiness. He managed to score me a beautiful pair of blue electric suede heels in my size, but the other lines were far too long he observed and he was done with the whole thing ?. I’m obviously lucky he even braved all that but he said he wouldn’t undergo that again most likely based on how many people were waiting. I’ll take the shoes, though! ??

I don’t know what size your Birkins were, but assuming they were 25s, the Kelly 25 Sellier is definitely less roomy than they are. Same length at the base (25 cm), but the Birkin is 20 x 13 cm while the Kelly is 19 x 9.
If you carry them closed, it takes about the same amount of time to open them. What will make a small difference is the kind of leather and how soft it is. I think my ostrich Birkin 30 is slightly harder to open than my Epsom Kelly 25 than my Swift Birkin 25. Leathers soften with use, so I imagine this gap will narrow over time. The Birkin can be carried open (although I close it anywhere you can get pickpocketed), while the Kelly l doesn’t look pretty unless you close it.
I love them both, but I find the the Kelly’s strap a bigger advantage than being able to wear the Birkin open. Plus, if you want to make the Kelly handheld only like the Birkin, you just remove the straps!
I doubt you’ll regret getting a Kelly 25. If you want a Kelly along the lines of the Birkin, get the Retourne; if you want a dressier one, get the Sellier.
Enjoy it!

Here’s Pursebop’s extensive comparison of the two of them:

https://www.pursebop.com/boptalk/topic/birkin-vs-kelly-1?tab=answers#sabai-questions-4313-add-answer

I’ve added 8 beauties to my collection in 2017 but most happy about the vintage Chanel belt bag I’ve been looking for such a long time ♥️✨ so happy it became the highlight of my tree ? (Without the belt) ✨?✨?

I like this post a lot! It made me reflect on what I’ve bought since sometimes (more like always) I feel the need to add more to my collection.

What I bought in 2017;

1. A Burberry backpack for travels
2. Lady dior
3. Chanel Python Mini Coco
4. Chanel Classic mini square flap
5. Birkin 30cm Etain Togo

This made me rethink my browsing for the new addition and try to enjoy the ones I have for now. Thanks PurseBop :)

My kind of confessions indeed ???. Super happy to share and looking forward to seeing everyone’s hauls ??

Colors for SS18 are being reported as
Bleu Brighton -neutral true blue
Capucine -vibrant orangey red
Magnolia – bright pink purple
Azur- softer blue
Amber – blonde yellow
Celeste Blue – pale candy blue, soft sky blue.

Magnolia, a bright saturated pink! Seems similar to Rose Pourpre but more pink than RP’s strong purple undertone ?
Second photo Rose Pourpre from @cloudcolorzz
Third photo possibly Amber ?

No, No, No!!!!!! It’s obscene and ridiculous ???but some crazy person will buy it, you can’t buy class!!!?

This is a very interesting point to consider. This combined with the globalization (harmonization) of prices changes the ball game completely. When I recently purchased my Chanel miniauderie in Sept here at Neiman Marcus, it actually ended up be cheaper here with my points incentive from Neiman Marcus. Read: https://www.pursebop.com/part-2-the-chanel-reveal-and-pursebops-over-the-moon/

Presenting my ‘night’ holy grail bag ? I just wish it came in a size 24

Inhale… exhale… I needed to type those words out in case I forget to breathe. ? Every bag lover who has ever considered a Birkin to be their Holy Grail has a story to tell. Here’s mine:

Where did I start with Hermès Birkins? To be honest, I don’t know. Just like how I don’t remember how I learned about Fashionphile where I chanced upon this beauty. All I know is, as a stay-at-home mom, my decision to leave the workforce had somehow dampened my then bubbling curiosity for Birkins. I felt as though the style of Birkins was best left for when I returned to work, whenever that may be. An Hermès Kelly, however, with its strap, I knew this toddler-toting mom could give a chance.

But the search for one Kelly whose condition, color, price and size were just right proved too difficult even in the pre-loved market. I stalked, almost everyday, Yoogi’s Closet, Fashionphile, Ann’s Fabulous Finds, and Portero. I almost even gave in to a JPG Birkin and a Shoulder Kelly.

Then last Saturday, on the way to a lunch out, I had to do a double take when, while scrolling through excellent condition Birkins in the $12500 price point on Fashionphile, there’s one that was $8750. Yep. $8750!!

Now this was no accident. Fashionphile sometimes has a price slashed if an item is in-demand (many people have left an item in their carts without completely checking out). With 50 people ready to check out any given time with this piece that came with a dustbag, a raincoat, a clochette, its padlock and keys, a sense of urgency had me resuming the “Birkin Talk” (a.k.a. I promise to behave for the next three years ?) I initiated early that morning with the husband. I wanted a Kelly, but the opportunity presented itself with a Birkin in my dream color combo, of which, I could no longer deny, I wanted just as much, so why not? To my shock (I still AM in shock), the husband said YES.

The rest is handbag history. Say hello to my Hermès Birkin 35 in gold Togo leather. ?
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P.S. It did not arrive with an Hermès dustbag as declared but it surprisingly arrived with a box! ?

(Group shot has my Top 5 Bags, including my first Holy Grail, the Chanel Jumbo Double Classic Flap and my ultimate Holy Grail, Miss B35 ?)

omg how adorable. could it be I married the wrong guy? ;)

You can order one every season. So twice a year, even if same boutique.

Please add me to your unsolicited offer list. I promise to take care of the divine miss GM and tell her all about her biological mom once she’s old enough to understand adoption lol!! xoxo

It feels so weird but relieved that I’m not the only one in this situation ?? I ‘can’t’ either wear my beautiful k32 in my small city from exactly the same reasons (but luckily I travel often and I get the chance to wear it from time to time – 2/3 times in 1 year)!
But you know what?! Not only I can’t part with it, but I want to buy another kelly in smaller size and a constance ?

Oh my gosh please take that girl out and let her be free

I went back to the sale on Sunday the last day and bought shawls and this hat that I am in love with.
The shawl I believe is called Flamingo Party, right? My shawl collectors will know best.
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