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    Did you Know? Fact on Hermes Alligator Kelly Bag

    By · On November 15, 2007

    November 15, 2007

    Did you Know? Fact on Hermes Alligator Kelly Bag
    Fun designer handbag fact of the day – did you know it takes not one, but two alligators to create the Hermes Kelly handbag. The best exotic skin is found on the jowls and tummy of the gator. The belly is used for the body of the bag and the neck skin becomes the sides.

    • Currently living is Seattle, Jennifer started BagBliss the bag blog in November 2004 and TheFashionRow in 2007. She has been part of the Fashion editorial space for over 10 years specializing in Designer Handbags.

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    • Eva

      Very interesting, i didnt know. you should do facts like this every day!

    • fashionista kate

      Ahhhh. I’m surprised the kelly doesnt cost more than one it does then.

    • cavaslia

      I didnt know…

    • Jeremy Batchelor

      The original bags are very expensive. This may be due to the 48 hours of labour taken to produce one such quality driven craftmanship. So if you took the average costs of say £2500(I think I am being very conservative here with the price) and divide that by the hours taken to produce it – it would work out at £52 GB pounds. This figure makes no account for the costs of the animal skin itself. This could range hugely in price from alligator to calf skin.
      If my profession was to make quality hand bags – (I would probably be working at a lower rate as an employee) I would like to think that the sum of the parts are greater than the whole. So whilst these may be out of the reach of most people, if you like quality luxury goods – then value for money wise, and the name that comes with it – its not a bad buy? I’ll let you decide if and when you purchase one or you already have one?
      For me – my recent purchase of the Hermes 40 brief case is my own proof to myself that quality products are priced for those who understand and appreciate the time taken to produce them more over the price that is charged for them.