
Hermès Date Codes and Symbols: How to Read Them
A circle, a square or no shape, plus a letter: Hermès date codes repeat every 26 years. Learn what each stamp means and where to find…
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A circle, a square or no shape, plus a letter: Hermès date codes repeat every 26 years. Learn what each stamp means and where to find…

The JPG Birkin is Jean Paul Gaultier's shoulder take on the Birkin: shorter body, longer handles, chunky hardware. Sizes, colors, collector demand.

Bright bags are the summer mood: seven picks including the pink Hermès Mini Lindy, the Chanel M/L Classic Flap and the Celine Lizard Box Bag.

From the Birkin to the Classic Flap, see the data on handbag value and what makes a designer bag a collectible asset rather than a purchase.

Christie's Milan held Italy's first single-owner Hermes sale from June 14 to 23, 2022: 257 lots, 145 handbags and limited editions.

One began as the 1923 Bugatti; the other was sketched after a flight encounter. How the Hermès Kelly and Birkin differ, and how to buy them…