Hermès HAC Haut à Courroies 50 Black and Blue Verso Togo 2008 Bags Within the Series

Within the Series

This piece stands above all of them

Gris Etain — French for "pewter grey" — is its cooler

from 2004 — is the detail that will be noticed first by any collector who encounters this bag

Hermès HAC Haut à Courroies 50 Black and Blue Verso Togo 2008 Bags Within the SeriesThe Haut Courroies is where the Kelly and the Birkin come from Herms' original tall, high strapped travel bag, conceived to carry a rider's boots and saddle, and the direct ancestor of the house's most famous silhouettes. In the 50 size it is the fullest expression of that heritage: a commanding, architectural travel piece. This 2008 example adds the detail serious collectors chase a Verso construction that hides a second colour inside. Verso Black