There is no getting around this one, folks. Birkins are so expensive that if you carry a Birkin people will automatically assume, because it's their first logical impulse to do so, that it's a fake. Hey, if you carried a real Birkin, people will assume it's a fake too! There really is no way around this one. Some Hermes handbags cost more than what most people put as a down payment for a house. They are uber pricey!!
And up until very recently the replicas were poorly made. Stitching was all lopsided and uneven. The leather was excellent but what good is that if the stitching is lumpy, loose or crooked? I mean stitching should be sharp, straight and even on a handbag, not coming undone and loose.
The factory producing Hermes products was recently amalgamated with another factory that has been making replica handbags for a long time. The marriage was a good one since the Birkins, Kellys and other Hermes bags I'm seeing lately are pretty darn good. As in very, very good!
Good Birkin replicas come in 35cm.
Maybe, just maybe, when I'm done running around trying to get over what Chinese New Year has done to me, we should have a sale?
Hermes handbags, real and replica are expensive. They start at $300.00 for the replicas! That's okay! The real ones start at about $12,000!
Here's a tip for you guys in case you're new to the Hermes bags and Birkins in particular. If you buy the 40cm (the mother of all bags - big, can hold a small computer, books, files, etc.) get it in a DARK colour. It looks better and it looks more professional. This would be a bad time to give into your craving for sunburst orange:
Don't get me wrong. It looks fabulous. Absolutely gorgeous, however, it's limited in it's wear and daily use.
If you are really into pink, orange or lime green, then get the 30cm sized bag. It looks cute, matches you and doesn't overpower you.
Then there's this puppy:
Happy Shopping!!
