A diamond-encrusted crocodile-skin Hermes handbag with white gold details has broken the record for the world's most expensive ever sold at auction, fetching nearly 380,000 USD at a Hong Kong sale. The rare Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 30 went to an unknown phone bidder Wednesday for 2.94 million HK dollars after intense bidding,...
May 31, 2017
Hermès was thrown onto the defensive on Tuesday over claims of cruelty at a farm that allegedly supplies skins used in its luxury handbags, the second such allegations in a year. A spokeswoman for animal rights group PETA used the French fashion house's AGM in Paris to grill Hermes CEO Axel Dumas about a video showing ostriches being slaughtered...
Jun 1, 2016
French luxury goods group Hermes said Wednesday that net profit rose to skim the billion-euro mark last year despite an economic slowdown in China, the Paris terror attacks and currency fluctuations. Hermes, known for its leather handbags such as the Birkin named for the British singer and its silk square scarves, posted growth across the...
Mar 23, 2016
London – Milan Fashion Week is full in swing, as luxury fashion house Prada dips its toe in the see now, buy now’ business model by making two of its autumn/winter 2016 leather handbags for sale following its catwalk show on Thursday. As more and more luxury fashion houses turn their focus to expanding their leather goods sector in order to...
Feb 26, 2016
The on-going battle between Peta and Hermès is set to continue as the animal rights group announced that they have bought a single share in the French fashion house on the Paris stock exchange "in order to put pressure on the company to end its sale of exotic-animal skins”. The move follows Jane Birkin’s request that Hermès remove her name from...
Aug 3, 2015
A fuchsia-coloured crocodile-skin Hermes bag has broken the record for the most expensive handbag sold at auction, selling for 222,912 dollars at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong. The shiny pink bag was sold to an Asian phone bidder in an auction that saw "fast-paced bidding from start to finish", Christie's said in a statement late Monday. The...
Jun 2, 2015
Liberty is exhibiting 30 years of Hermès' iconic Birkin bag. The French luxury house will be showing rare vintage styles to mark its anniversary with pieces from Parisian collector Catherine B, some of which will be seen in London for the first time. On display will be rare and unique items such as a mini black Kelly bag in lizard skin, an...
Nov 13, 2014
