Finding information on Hermès bags is not easy, and that’s by design; keeping its bags mostly shrouded in mystery helps the brand maintain the sense of exclusivity and scarcity that makes them the most coveted–and most expensive–accessories in the world. The Hermès website features only a tiny fraction of the brand’s full lineup available for purchase, and if you want more information than what it provides, you better get very familiar with our PurseForum or spend a lot of time trying to sift through conflicting information on the Internet at large. That’s where we come in.
It’s in the brand’s best interest for customers to think that they need to form a relationship with a sales associate in order to get the whole story, but we’re big fans of having information at our fingertips. Below, you’ll find the first step in our ongoing quest to catalog Hermès handbag offerings. We’ll also be compiling guides to Hermès colors, leathers, sizes and pricing, but first: a simple, visual guide to which names correspond to which bags, and how similar models differ from each other, with photos sourced from trusted auction houses, resale sites and our own Forum members.
We tried to include all the bags that we knew of which are currently being manufactured or were in the somewhat recent past. Because of the brand’s cloak-and-dagger approach to luxury accessories, it’s highly likely that we’ve missed a couple of bags along the way; if you know of something that should join this group, please let us know in the comments. (If you have a link to a photo, even better.)
Hermès Beach Bag
$1,350 via Hermès
Hermès Berline Bag
$7,750 via Hermès
Hermès Berlingot Bag
Hermès Birkin
Hermès Bolide Bag
$7,600 via Hermès
Hermès Bourlingue Bag
Hermès Cabag
Hermès Cabag Twist
$1,825 via Hermès
Hermès Caravan Tote
Hermès Catenina Bag
Hermès Christine Bag
Hermès Club Birkin
Hermès Colorado Bag
Hermès Constance Bag
Hermès Constance Elan
Hermès Dalvy Bag
Hermès Double Sense Tote
$3,800 via Hermès
Hermès Drag Bag
Hermès Egee Clutch
Hermès Escale Tote
$940 via Hermès
Hermès Escapade Bag
Hermès Etriviere Bag
Hermès Etriviere Shopping Tote
$1,950 via Hermès
Hermès Evelyne Bag I
Hermès Evelyne Bag II
Hermès Evelyne Bag III
Hermès Faco Clutch
Hermès Farming Basket Bag
Hermès Fourre Tout Bag
Hermès Gao Hobo
Hermès Garden Party Tote
$3,275 via Hermès
Hermès Goodnews Bag
Hermès Halzan Bag
Hermès Haut au Courroies Bag
Hermès Herbag
Hermès Jige Clutch
Hermès Jypsiere Bag
Hermès Kelly Bag
Hermès Kelly Ado Backpack
Hermès Kelly Danse Bag
Hermès Kelly Depeches Briefcase
Hermès Kelly Flat Bag
Hermès Kelly Lakis Bag
Hermès Kelly Longue Bag
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Hermès Kelly Pochette
Hermès So Kelly Bag
Hermès Kelly Sport Bag
Hermès Le Tote
Hermès Lindy Bag
Hermès Market Bag
Hermès Marwari Bag
Hermès Massai Bag
Hermès Massai Cut Bag
Hermès Medor Clutch
Hermès Omnibus Bag
Hermès Pan Clutch
Hermès Paris Bombay Bag
Hermès Passe Guide Bag
Hermès Picotin Bag
Hermès Picotin Lock Bag
Hermès Plume Bag
$8,000 via Hermès
Hermès Polochon Bag
Hermès Rio Clutch
Hermès Roulis Bag
Hermès Sac a Depeches
Hermès Sac en Vie
Hermès Shadow Clutch
Hermès Shoulder Birkin
Hermès Shoulder Kelly
Hermès Soie-Cool Bag
Hermès Steve Messenger Bag
Hermès Toolbox Bag
Hermès Trim Shoulder Bag
Hermès Tsako Shoulder Bag
Hermès Vespa Bag
Hermès Victoria II Bag
$4,775 via Hermès
Hermès Whitebus Tote
I think your list is missing the mailbox bag
I have the Lindy on my dream list. I may have to add the Colorado.
Amazing! Never knew Hermes carried this many styles. Some are actually nice :).. (As if there aren’t enough handbags on my wishlist LOL)
the oxer bag is missing form this list.
Thanks for letting us know–I will add it!
i meant from the list.
I need the Kelly, that’s all!
Same it’s the one bag I love!!
The Drag bag #18 isn’t labeled
Fixed the code that was preventing it from showing up!
The Alfred messenger is missing, and perhaps you could add the Piano, Boule and Boutonniere, which are older style handbags but they do frequently pop up on the resale market.
I will add the Alfred! And the others as well–we definitely want this to be a resource for people trying to buy popular resale bags, whether they’re current styles or popular vintage pieces.
Great list! Perhaps you can include bolide relax, kelly relax, passe passe, or the many birkin and kelly renditions
the passe guide bag looks like a :3 face hahah
the majority of these are….blah. if they weren’t Hermes nobody would look twice at them..
so agree
A picture’s worth is a thousand words, these in real life can be absolutely breathtaking. I know this for a fact!
I agree. Some are simple and elegant but nothing amazing. Even using the “best” leather they are grossly overpriced. The illusion of exclusivity.
I have a few Pradas (still think they are overpriced even though I bought them). When I carry one I always get better service in shops and restaurants – so stupid. Why should my bag define me? (sorry, digressing here…)
so true
I have never come across an Hermes bag that excites me. I can appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into making these bags, but that’s all.
I feel the same way.
the sac oxer is missing
Adding to the list are : birkin fringe, kelly shoulder fringe, kelly doll, etriviere elan, victoria elan, piano, convoyeur, medor clutch, pliplat clutch, sac aline. Can’t remember the exact names are : vitrevolt (new bag), kelly hand muffler
The Medor is already on the list, but I’ll make sure the others get added!
Oops I must have overseen the Medor. Anyway, I got the last 2 bags’s names whom I wasn’t able to recall sorted out : new bag is called Vivrevolte, and Kelly Mouton (shearling).
+ Cabalicol
I was hoping this comprehensive list would help me find a Hermes bag I like, but alas, no. All the styles are SO boring.
Your boring
Some nice, some boring.. And hey, you’re missing the Silky City and Silky Pop!
Is the Kelly Cut missing? Also the Maxibox?
Other than Birkin, Kelly and Victoria, other bags are either meh or too impractical.
Thanks for the list. Keep it coming 🙂
You are also missing Hebdo
Missing the Atlas!
Thank you for all your diligent research…what a wonderful resource for Hermes lovers (like me)!
I like that Marwari bag. I’ve never seen it before. How much does it run? Evelyn III is a good should bag for “kicking around town” and holds up very well.
I bought my Marwari on The Real Real for $2900.00 in pristine condition. It’s in the ciel blue and very pretty, but huge…I mean HUGE! I just bought the Evelyne III GM in Togo Leather today. Yikes, I’m not even going to admit how much I paid for it. Oh well, I’ve been wanting an Evelyne III GM in the beautiful togo leather for a long time now and I got lucky and got what I was waiting for in a beautiful color of purple. Can’t wait to get it!
The hermes Yeoh bag. Named after Michelle Yeoh. It’s missing
the YEOH bag is missing….named after Michelle yeoh
HMMM! I am pretty old but even I did not remember some of these boring styles. But I looked at each with a very critical eye and remembered why neither my Mother, sister or I bought some of these styles. Have you ever bought handbags from any other maker with such totally impractical openings??? Or where to make your fashion statement you have to walk on busy streets or through airports with you handbag basically OPEN?? And as it is start of fashion weeks in Paris, have you ever looked at the size of the handbag vs your height or your girth? For example, a woman with ample hips and a Lindy bag or even a Toolbox? I am lucky I own several different styles including birkins and kellys but my favourites so far remain my “SoBlack” Birkin (does that count as an additional style?), my JPG shoulder bags, and my absolute most comfortable style the MASAI CUT!! I may never forgive myself for not buying more of this style—perfect size for me, two different length straps, SWIFT so soft leather and no giant hardware!! Yes, I am guilty, I bought the longer and slightly wider Masai too–but traded with my sister who is 4 inches taller than me!ld
That being said, would someone take a look at the photo of the KELLY LAKSI above? Is the zipper stitched as badly as I think or is it just the way it was photographed??
Please see photos of the giant Bolide and a closeup of its print plus the Casaque and the Picnic Basket from 2012. I don’t know how or if you want to count these as separate styles or not but here is the info.
And my Mother had two styles that I have only seen at Christies auctions—one cutie that looks like a pumpkin with arms which she called her Kelly Doll Bag and one from the 1960s that looks like something a samurai would wear that I saw on EBay once. And there is this giant Bolide that Hermes used to make for ladies who travelled in the 1930s that was auctioned by Artcurial in Paris. Thanks so much for the trip down memory lane!
And if you want when I get back to my house next week I can did out some pre 1990s Hermes bag photos.
Please note: I am being forced to send each photo separately so I hope this does not annoy anyone too much.
The photos are fabulous. I think it’s great that you know and love your bags. If people don’t like it then they don’t have to post. Obviously, they’re interested. I never bought the Birkin but i appreciate the workmanship as I grew up an equestrian so I’m partial :). Share photos when you want they’re many who appreciate the beauty and sentiment they bring.
Lovely! Thanks for that information. Always interesting to know more history and stories behind the bags!
Thanks for sharing those
Here are the additional photos
And the Picnic Basket from 2012
And the Kelly Dolly Bag
And an exotic skin bag that my sister and I were offered but…….
If i am not mistaken it’s called himalaya bag. A friend of mine also a tpf member has this exact style & color combo. This one quite a big bag.
Thank you, yes it was even too big for my sister and she is about 5’7″. But neither of us liked the opening. However, I never knew its name. I thought the Himalaya was that rare crocodile that Mrs Beckham received when she had her baby girl—with the diamond clasp, etc. Anyhow, the photo that I would call the Himalayan is below and now very rare because of the skins and comes in grayish, more white, and cream colours. Any help or comments on the correct names? Thanks much and I can go to sleep dreaming about a 200,000 euros handbag!
There are two “Himalayan” references in Hermès. The “Himalayan” crocodile refers to the gradated snowy gray colour of the skins. It varies because skins vary but there aren’t different colours of Himalayan croc. The “Himalaya” bag is a different bag model as pictured above, very angular and has an 80s Memphis look to it. Totally unrelated.
@Quelle Fromage and Mrs Rance, Thank you for the clarification. Confusion definitely not helped by the Daily Mail article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2599288/Designer-handbags-Heritage-auction.html nor a Google Search where both handbags appear as Himalaya. Either way, I think my sister and I said no to money maker. Personally, I prefer the one that is made from Himalayan Croc in either the rare albino colour or the Gris cendre colour for myself because there appear to be choice of size and of birkin or kelly—-or at least there once upon a time was a choice. And in photos below to me very very hard to see difference between albino colour and gres cendre colour. Merci.
Googled it just now and i found this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2599288/Designer-handbags-Heritage-auction.html
It said the name of the bag: the Sac Himalaya.
Description:
Hermes Extremely Rare Shiny Vert Emerald Alligator, Rouge Vif Ostrich, Violet Veau Doblis Suede & Black Calf Box Leather Sac Himalaya Bag with Gold Hardware.
I am going to try the Kelly Dolly bag photo again—grrrr
Constance Cartable is not on the list!
True ! Or the Mailbox
The name of one is incorrect, not the “Kelly So Bag” but “So Kelly Bag”–was not my favorite Hermes bag…
Thanks for putting this together. You’re missing my fave, the Paris Bombay 37. It’s a very different look from the larger one you featured.
Thanks so much for putting this together! I thought I knew the brand well but even I saw a couple of new bags.
Slide 46 should be “So Kelly bag”, not “Kelly So bag”
Love them all! Never out of style. I already have four, now saving for the constance bag. I find my other bags, more ‘modern’ are of a lesser quality OR the color goes. Wether I always keep them in their dustbags.
The “Le Tote” is actually called the Initiale. As a few noted, currently produced bags missing from this list include the Convoyeur, Atlas, and Plipat. It’s Double Sens, not Double Sense. Did I miss the Kelly Cut? Also, maybe it’s a good idea to separate, say, the Kelly Relax from standard Kelly, and same with the Bolide? Also Shoulder Garden Party with the long handles.
Also, since you are including vintage styles here, the Lydie, the Le La, Web Bolide, 1923 Bolide, Whitebus Up, the MacPherson, the Sac Mallette, the Sac a Malice and the Balle de Golfe. And if you want to get reallllly old the Monaco. There are so many! I am a dork.
Hi, I’m new to the site and you are all so funny. Someone told someone they were boring. Anyway, I have an incredible vintage Sac Malette and it’s simply stunning. I can’t go anywhere without someone saying how gorgeous it is (even men and that’s sexy). One of bags isn’t on here and I forget the name (I have a horrid memory currently) but it is also stunning. Love your input as you’re such lovers of the bags. That’s refreshing in this crazy world. Lol
“The bags are outstanding for their price points (sic), but once one stores their bones in them, they get all sloppy and greasy just like the cheap ones….”
There is also the Grand Marriage – I cannot find a good picture anywhere.
Does anyone know what the bag is on p. 47 of the Winter Escape 2014 issue of Porter magazine? It’s a small rectangular crossbody with leather “tongue” and metal tab closure and the magazine lists it at $6840.
How about the Chaine d’ Ancre? Such a beautiful and unusual bag.
Love their cross body bags. Fantastic.
I actually like the Kelly more than the Birkin. Skins are the only way to go, because less people could afford them. There is just too many Birkins out there now days, which are probably fake.
hello Does someone know about the constance wallet ? when did this models put on the market by Hermes ? which year ?
Thank you
The leathers are beautiful but aside from the Bolide, Kelly and Birkin the bags are just odd looking. I’ve seen them in person and they look the exact same in the store as they do on this page and I have to say that this most of the hype around designer bags, especially at the premiere level is imagery – to own one makes you part of an “exclusive” club and to ensure that they make the price so high that most cannot afford it and keep quantities so limited that you have to get on a waiting list for most of these bags.
No bag is worth more than a few hundred dollars and even then, it would depend upon the craftsmanship of the artisan. All bags are made from animal skins – every single one. No matter what the animal the end product is wholly dependent on the processing of the skin and NOT the value of the animal. Afterall a goat is a goat is a goat…..to be honest, this entire industry is nothing more than a sham. It probably cost them 95% less than the actual price to manufacture the bag but people like to feel important and make a statement and so they “invest” in handbags to boost their image and imaginary status not understanding that they are merely dupes (they are paying top dollar to advertise for the designer) and the manufactures are laughing all the way to the bank.
Tanners pay farmers more for unblemished hides (no scars from razor wire fence, mosquito bites etc) so there are actually grades of cowhide. How much does it factor into the final price that I don’t know. (Just putting it out there for reference in case anyone reads this.)
Thanks so much for putting this together! I thought I knew the brand well but even I saw a couple of new bags.
I have a supposedly genuine Hermès bag that is not on this list. The tag says sac sillage which translated means wake bag. Picture attached. Does anybody know why I can’t find this bag by name or picture anywhere online?
Valparaiso is not included. Thank you for this, was not aware of many in your post