Comments on: Can a homemade Hermes stand next to the real deal? http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html PurseBlog reviews luxury designer handbags and accessories in a daily editorial. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kanika http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-323947 Kanika Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:49:13 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-323947 LOL for the video. Everyone including the Hermes girls,Claude, the elle lady and even the ABC woman were secretly mocking the fake ones...... I guess Michelle just didnt get it....... I do beleive it is possible to make handbags with good materials for real cheap but as CopyScape says, "Respect the original". The cost that LVs and Hermes and Chanels ask for is not for the product in your hand but for the idea of the bag that has been so authentic that it has stood the test of time. Right now, I can only afford small LVs.... maybe I ll get to Kellys some day but till then its no counterfiets for me. As for thoise who want to go on beleiving that bargain bags win the battle, please your self ladies. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :P LOL again LOL for the video. Everyone including the Hermes girls,Claude, the elle lady and even the ABC woman were secretly mocking the fake ones…… I guess Michelle just didnt get it…….
I do beleive it is possible to make handbags with good materials for real cheap but as CopyScape says, “Respect the original”. The cost that LVs and Hermes and Chanels ask for is not for the product in your hand but for the idea of the bag that has been so authentic that it has stood the test of time. Right now, I can only afford small LVs…. maybe I ll get to Kellys some day but till then its no counterfiets for me.
As for thoise who want to go on beleiving that bargain bags win the battle, please your self ladies. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery :P LOL again

]]> By: Sheila http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-262991 Sheila Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:44:43 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-262991 This was obviously for entertainment purposes only. I think for the price of the materials she used, she did a good job. And to "jessica" there is nothing illegal about what she did because she wasn't trying to pass it as the real thing and wasn't selling it as such so get over it! This was obviously for entertainment purposes only. I think for the price of the materials she used, she did a good job. And to “jessica” there is nothing illegal about what she did because she wasn’t trying to pass it as the real thing and wasn’t selling it as such so get over it!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-255281 Jessica Thu, 28 May 2009 05:22:21 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-255281 ummm this has to be illegal. I personally wouldnt carry a fake bag.....EVER. but it was a pretty good knockoff. Im kinda hurt though, me being the proud parent of two kelly bags, it sucks seeing the integrity of the kelly being torn to shreds. Im just begging them not to bootleg the birkin! because im still on the waiting list to get mine. 6 more months til it gets here. ummm this has to be illegal.
I personally wouldnt carry a fake bag…..EVER.
but it was a pretty good knockoff.
Im kinda hurt though, me being the proud parent of two kelly bags, it sucks seeing the integrity of the kelly being torn to shreds.

Im just begging them not to bootleg the birkin!
because im still on the waiting list to get mine.
6 more months til it gets here.

]]> By: Karina http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-255089 Karina Tue, 26 May 2009 08:59:08 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-255089 I thought it was a good copy but honestly its not that hard to make the kelly or birkin with good quality materials. I design handbags and manufacture them in India where labour is cheaper than most places and i have some very high skilled artisans. With about 200$ I could make a perfect "fake" bag if i wanted its that simple. And honestly my sister bought a birkin recently for her 35th birthday and i was looking at it very closelt yesterday it has crooked stitching and is far from perfect and given that she paid 10% more than you would anywhere else in the world its kind of appaling.. so i asked her are you paying for quality and she was like its a Birkin.... honestly if my label produced crooked stiching my clients would be apalled!. And yes its not a fake bought right here in Delhi at the offcial Hermes store. So i rest my case. I thought it was a good copy but honestly its not that hard to make the kelly or birkin with good quality materials.
I design handbags and manufacture them in India where labour is cheaper than most places and i have some very high skilled artisans.
With about 200$ I could make a perfect “fake” bag if i wanted its that simple.
And honestly my sister bought a birkin recently for her 35th birthday and i was looking at it very closelt yesterday it has crooked stitching and is far from perfect and given that she paid 10% more than you would anywhere else in the world its kind of appaling.. so i asked her are you paying for quality and she was like its a Birkin…. honestly if my label produced crooked stiching my clients would be apalled!.
And yes its not a fake bought right here in Delhi at the offcial Hermes store.
So i rest my case.

]]> By: gustonegro http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-253706 gustonegro Thu, 14 May 2009 18:38:08 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-253706 There are some haters out tonight! I like this piece. I have been eyeing the Steve and Etrivier bags for some time but on my income, it aint gonna happen. I am not sure I want it to, for those prices. What I have considered is finding a course on making leather bags (and found one at the London College of Fashion) and learning also, to make my own. I have even found a supplier for alligator leather. I am a designer and the Hermes designs are not that complex, otherwise there would not be so many fakes on the market anyway. What they sell is craftsmanship. Any creative person knows that; doing their ever-so-even saddle stitch and using the "finest" leather... That lady in the piece did a fine job for the time she spent, the materials and her skill level. Of course Claude could do better, but he wasn't born doing better. I would like to see his first efforts. I think he was genuinely excited to see that she had made an effort, not to fool anybody, but to make something she wanted to have. Sorry to say, but the (hopefully) few snobs that do lurk out here are sad. If you can afford a Hermes bag, why not be happy about it. Some of us others might like to put out money elsewhere but still can appreciate the style. Cheers! There are some haters out tonight!

I like this piece. I have been eyeing the Steve and Etrivier bags for some time but on my income, it aint gonna happen. I am not sure I want it to, for those prices. What I have considered is finding a course on making leather bags (and found one at the London College of Fashion) and learning also, to make my own. I have even found a supplier for alligator leather.

I am a designer and the Hermes designs are not that complex, otherwise there would not be so many fakes on the market anyway. What they sell is craftsmanship. Any creative person knows that; doing their ever-so-even saddle stitch and using the “finest” leather…

That lady in the piece did a fine job for the time she spent, the materials and her skill level. Of course Claude could do better, but he wasn’t born doing better. I would like to see his first efforts. I think he was genuinely excited to see that she had made an effort, not to fool anybody, but to make something she wanted to have.

Sorry to say, but the (hopefully) few snobs that do lurk out here are sad. If you can afford a Hermes bag, why not be happy about it. Some of us others might like to put out money elsewhere but still can appreciate the style.

Cheers!

]]> By: Merve http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-253492 Merve Mon, 11 May 2009 14:13:25 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-253492 I really dont appreciate people calling Megs or anyone else who writes this blog for us snarky! We all get bitchy or opinionated about certain posts. Its all in good nature! If you dont like it i suggest visiting other blogs. I really dont appreciate people calling Megs or anyone else who writes this blog for us snarky! We all get bitchy or opinionated about certain posts. Its all in good nature! If you dont like it i suggest visiting other blogs.

]]> By: Pradameinhofgang http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-253358 Pradameinhofgang Thu, 07 May 2009 20:51:21 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-253358 when i saw the abc news piece it did make me cringe seeing her walk into Hermes with her handcrafted effort, but fair play to Hermes for taking it in the spirit it was intended and not being condescending or snobbish to her. i think the piece was intended as a fun idea, because of Credit Crunch there are reams of magazines and articles in Uk devoted to dressing on a budget, customising and wearing vintage clothes or stuff from Thrift stores. I agree that the homemade Hermes was never going to be the same as the original, but to me it was a homage rather than a copy or fake - purely for the fun of doing it! I have 2 vintage Kellys and a Birkin but don't consider myself rich because i have them, i''m just a regular mum who cuts down in other areas of my life so i can have nice bags that i intend to keep forever and pas on to my girls when they are older. Maybe the ultimate message of this film is that we could all do with being a bit thriftier in our day to day lives, lighten up a bit and not get too preachy about Hermes being a holy grail of brands and not ever to be copied - after all, Coco Chanel was the first to make costume jewellery fow women who couldn't afford the real thing - and now no-one raises an eyebrow about Chanel costume jewellery now, do they! when i saw the abc news piece it did make me cringe seeing her walk into Hermes with her handcrafted effort, but fair play to Hermes for taking it in the spirit it was intended and not being condescending or snobbish to her. i think the piece was intended as a fun idea, because of Credit Crunch there are reams of magazines and articles in Uk devoted to dressing on a budget, customising and wearing vintage clothes or stuff from Thrift stores. I agree that the homemade Hermes was never going to be the same as the original, but to me it was a homage rather than a copy or fake – purely for the fun of doing it!

I have 2 vintage Kellys and a Birkin but don’t consider myself rich because i have them, i”m just a regular mum who cuts down in other areas of my life so i can have nice bags that i intend to keep forever and pas on to my girls when they are older. Maybe the ultimate message of this film is that we could all do with being a bit thriftier in our day to day lives, lighten up a bit and not get too preachy about Hermes being a holy grail of brands and not ever to be copied – after all, Coco Chanel was the first to make costume jewellery fow women who couldn’t afford the real thing – and now no-one raises an eyebrow about Chanel costume jewellery now, do they!

]]> By: lllfashion http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-253354 lllfashion Thu, 07 May 2009 20:10:41 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-253354 I totally agree with Meg! I think the guys over at ABC showed no taste by having this woman creating the "it" bags out of cheap materials...They look ugly and I personally would never carry any of them. And this Elle girl, I wonder how she got the job in the first place...I thought the magazine was all about the beauty and art of fashion. Its like encouraging people to create and carry ugly fake designer bags. That's why I get mad when magazines offer cheap plastic bags. It's against what they represent...And no editor would ever carry them... My view is if a woman cannot afford to buy the real thing, aka the designer bag, its better to buy a simple beautiful leather of fabric bag of a "no name" designer and carry it proudly. Or save money and buy one expensive bag instead of 4 "cheap". It will be worth the money. But to go out with a fake, or a cheap imitation of a designer bag, I think shows no taste. And yes everybody will know the difference... If you like to make your own bags or clothes, its better to follow your ideas and designs.That's authentic.Otherwise its a cheap copy. The pattern for the Birkin could be a nice idea for home decoration...But please do not carry the fake bag around... I totally agree with Meg! I think the guys over at ABC showed no taste by having this woman creating the “it” bags out of cheap materials…They look ugly and I personally would never carry any of them. And this Elle girl, I wonder how she got the job in the first place…I thought the magazine was all about the beauty and art of fashion. Its like encouraging people to create and carry ugly fake designer bags. That’s why I get mad when magazines offer cheap plastic bags. It’s against what they represent…And no editor would ever carry them…
My view is if a woman cannot afford to buy the real thing, aka the designer bag, its better to buy a simple beautiful leather of fabric bag of a “no name” designer and carry it proudly. Or save money and buy one expensive bag instead of 4 “cheap”. It will be worth the money. But to go out with a fake, or a cheap imitation of a designer bag, I think shows no taste. And yes everybody will know the difference…
If you like to make your own bags or clothes, its better to follow your ideas and designs.That’s authentic.Otherwise its a cheap copy.

The pattern for the Birkin could be a nice idea for home decoration…But please do not carry the fake bag around…

]]> By: Empress http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-253345 Empress Thu, 07 May 2009 17:49:16 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-253345 I like the maroon bag better than the vomit-bark colored bag. That lady sure is crafty! I see nothing wrong with making your own "version" of an expensive handbag... people make their own clothes, why not their own purses too? I like the look of the Kelly, but I do agree with Dimon, that those bags seem better suited for an older distinguished woman (Chanel also). Now that I know there is a pattern for the Birkin; I think I just might have a weekend project to do! Ooh fun! I like the maroon bag better than the vomit-bark colored bag. That lady sure is crafty! I see nothing wrong with making your own “version” of an expensive handbag… people make their own clothes, why not their own purses too? I like the look of the Kelly, but I do agree with Dimon, that those bags seem better suited for an older distinguished woman (Chanel also).

Now that I know there is a pattern for the Birkin; I think I just might have a weekend project to do! Ooh fun!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.purseblog.com/hermes/can-a-homemade-hermes-stand-next-to-the-real-deal.html#comment-253337 Lisa Thu, 07 May 2009 16:34:05 +0000 http://www.purseblog.com/?p=12661#comment-253337 I was getting the same vibes as Mindy. I guess now that Meg's has a birkin that she probably never takes out of her closet, she can be a little snobby towards one news clip? There is no reason to put Hermes on a pedestal because like Mette said, they are not exactly the most functional of bags... I was getting the same vibes as Mindy. I guess now that Meg’s has a birkin that she probably never takes out of her closet, she can be a little snobby towards one news clip?

There is no reason to put Hermes on a pedestal because like Mette said, they are not exactly the most functional of bags…

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