Anatomy of a Hermes Birkin Bag
Above is a detailed picture of the infamous Hermes Birkin and the names for all of the different part of the bag. Yes, this expensive holy grail hand bag does have components to it that are named and for good reason. When speaking about the Hermes Birkin, you need to know about the anatomy of the bag and the terms used to fully understand when people speak in fluent Hermes. If you are a beginner in collecting or an avid collector, you probably have heard the terms before however in might be in various contexts.
You will need to know this information when purchasing a Hermes Birkin from a third party as they will use those terms to describe the condition of the bag. The next reason want to know these specific terms of the Birkin bags is when you take it to the Hermes spa to get any repairs or to get it spruced up a bit it is good to be specific on your repairs and also when they show you the repairs they would like to do on the bag. You want to know what you are paying for on that receipt as it does add up quickly!