Leather
Leather Goods
Saddle-stitched since 1837
Since 1837
A lineage of craft
Seven generations of artisans, from harness-making to sixteen métiers.
Thierry Hermès opens his harness workshop
A small atelier on rue Basse-du-Rempart in Paris, serving the European carriage trade.
The maison moves to 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Charles-Émile Hermès relocates the house to the address it still calls home today.
The first leather bag
Émile-Maurice Hermès designs a zippered bag for his wife — the Bolide is born.
Savoir-faire
Dreams need materials. Materials need know-how.
Each Kelly takes a single artisan roughly eighteen hours — saddle-stitched by hand with two needles, the way Thierry Hermès stitched harnesses in 1837.
Explore the métiers.
Sixteen artisanal houses, each with its own savoir-faire — from saddlery to silk to horology.
Leather
Leather Goods
Silk
Silk & Scarves
Fragrance
Fragrance
Watches
Horology
Jewellery
Jewellery
Equestrian
Equestrian
Home
Home & Art of Living
Special editions
Petit h
Leather
Leather Goods
Silk
Silk & Scarves
Fragrance
Fragrance
Watches
Horology
Jewellery
Jewellery
Equestrian
Equestrian
Home
Home & Art of Living
Special editions
Petit h
Leather
Leather Goods
Silk
Silk & Scarves
Fragrance
Fragrance
Watches
Horology
Jewellery
Jewellery
Equestrian
Equestrian
Home
Home & Art of Living
Special editions
Petit h
Leather
Leather Goods
Silk
Silk & Scarves
Fragrance
Fragrance
Watches
Horology
Jewellery
Jewellery
Equestrian
Equestrian
Home
Home & Art of Living
Special editions
Petit h
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