Hermes Bags
A gifted young leather worker, Thierry Hermès opened his shop in Paris in 1837, where he specialized in exquisite, finely crafted horse harnesses for carriages. Hence, he built his company on the durable “saddle stitch,” which can only be executed by hand and requires two needles to manipulate the waxed linen thread.
When his son, Charles-Emile, took over after his death in 1878, the company expanded to custom-fit saddles—their work,...Continue Reading