Luxury is that which can be repaired | Hermès Footsteps Across The World
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Pushing open the door of one of Hermès’ fifteen repair workshops around the world is like entering a magicians’ den, where the passage of time is made to disappear.
In Hong Kong, on the 22nd floor of a tower in the Admiralty district where they have laid out their tools, Christelle, Farid and Alexandre save their best tricks for objects that have a past. Unseen and unnoticed, these experienced artisans, trained in French leather goods workshops, make a well-loved bag look new again, by changing a handle, retouching an area of color or using the saddle stitch.
Restoring, repairing, it’s what their “metier” is all about.
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Welcome to the world of Hermès:
In 1837 Thierry Hermes opened his workshop making the finest quality harnesses and saddles in the heart of Paris.
Today Hermes is still a family company whose craftspeople make, often by hand and always with love , bags and belts, diaries and dishes, scarves and shoes, perfumes and purses, ties and travelling furniture, as well as gloves, hats, watches, jewellery and clothes.
Hermes is worth every penny. Each product is a masterpiece.
You are paying for an incredible level of quality
No matter how you look at it, there is no way you can justify a 6-digits price for a leather bag. Unless, maybe, if they found a unicorn, killed it, and then used it's skin to make a leather bag.
@@RUclipsCensorsYou
They are guaranteed forever. What is the value of that?
@@RUclipsCensorsYou 6 digit hermes bags are usually crocodile not regular leather. most hermes bags are in the lower 5 digit range
A true artisan infuses every piece he makes with his soul. I was so moved when Farid recognized his own handiwork.
I love an artistic person and admire their patience’s in doing very tedious work, best to repair the older and keep. I have a very old Fendi that I love.
I used to not care about bags. “Its just a bag” but now, i think its a whole life of an artisan.
And an animal brutally murdered in a third world country after a life in captivity
@Omar20v i will never shut up in front of mindless drones buying those shitty bags
@@waiz0231 Nope^^
@@UA-00-ANO yes
This Video touch my ♥️ Hermès - means LOVE- arround the World...
Anything less than this Beautiful Wondrous Glimpse...
I wished to send mine to repair seeing this.
Can the side strap be fixed if it gets torn? how much that costs
Is life a luxury
Hihi, which means there Is a repair center in HK? Can I fly my bag there instead of Paris for repair?
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It must take a tremendous amount of patience to repair a bag.
blanche devereaux a week /2 weeks
Love your user name.
OK ngl these video series are fascinating. In a world of fast fashion the idea that something is kept and loved and repaired is admirable and what we should strive towards for a more sustainable future.
I don't plan to buy any Hermes bag but this video is still very enjoyable to watch. Bravo.
me tho
we all know your getting it fake from china!
i don't have hermes even its from china
i know some chinese also. diew lay lo mo. i dont know the chinese characters. i also know chow ni ma.
@Fuckmysubscribers aus
You must be a pathetic loser based on your comments and videos you like. #fact
Ps: don’t bother replying because I never read replies especially from losers like you. Have a great day.
I was really touched when he discovered that a bag he'd created in France was now in his hands 15 years later in Hong Kong! Who could say that about their work? Fascinating. This is why Hermès is so frightfully expensive. But it is also why they are the very best.
I hope this is not the case, but I think he was being a little too pretentious. I was under the impression they mark their bags with an arisan's ID, so that later if that bag needed to be repaired they could send it to that individual.
@ @@divern7229
🤔🤔🤔 ... mark with artisan's ID, so that later if that bag needed to be repaired they could send it to that individual.
Just wondering what happens if the said artisan's deceased...
The price has nothing to do with the production cost and quality.
The value lies in how much people are willing to pay for the exclusivity and prestige.
If you look into the deconstruction of the value, including the cost of the work, the pricing is astonishing. It's expensive purely for the image.
What a world we live in.
@@Zeverinsen they also control the number of products released thus increasing its value because of exclusivity. However, if you think about it, the resale value is actually much more expensive than what hermes is selling it for which would make this bag a worthwhile investment to other people.
It’s not that its so durable. It’s just that its so expensive that 99% of people who bought hermes probably babied it.
"Luxury is that which can be repaired."
That's a low blow to Apple, Monsieur Dumas, haha
On a related note, I just repaired my son's ipad mini 1 with a spare touch screen I bought a year ago. Ironic that while hardware is ok now, in software aspect, they capped my ability to update my apps because my iOS is "too old". Meanwhile, my Galaxy Note 8.0 runs perfectly, being from the same generation.
Passerby Extraordinaire same generation? The Ipad mini 1st generation was released on 2012, while Galaxy Note 8 was released 5 years later in 2017. Doesn't sound very much the same generation to me.
its because apple is not luxury...
Apple isn't luxury its enslavement .
I love how this brand treats their products like personalities
Anthony Aguilar same thing to their counters SA.
They don’t...
It’s only for the commercial of course...
Come on, let’s not be that naive
Now they need to treat "their" animals like living beings
I love how in an age where other so called luxury brands promote themselves through controversies and manufactured public outcry, then an OG comes along and shows us what real luxury and real legacy is supposed to be. Beautiful and touching video, thank you for making this ❤️
Jiayi Liu Yet their bags are on icons of the nouveau riches like the Kardashians and Eccelstones. Everyone’s tainted.
Thank Mr. Dumas for being too real for even Mr. Arnault to mess with. He saved what we see today if you ask me.
I have nothing but the highest respect for the craftsmanship that goes into these bags
When you wear a pair of shoes and realize it can last ...literally .....forever ( within your life spree) ....because it can always be repaired ...
Then you start to think .....how am I going to find an EXCUSE so I can get rid of this pair of shoes !!!!
Me: Okay now I’m buying one.
Bank:
My future:
😂😂
Lmao omg you are me! While watching this I was like "ok I'm buying one" knowing damn well!!!
Most leather can be repair. But the cost of repair sometime outweigh the cost of buying new one and just sold the old one.
This is why I truly love Hermes and can’t wait to have my own collection of various products. I respect the passion,dedication and quality of the products they make. So many things are mass produced by machines but this brand still provides the same handmade products it has for decades.
Simply Red I bought a mass-produced purse from Ross for $20. It has lasted me 3 years. Do you really expect to wear the same handbag for a lifetime? I doubt it. You like the idea of owning a bag that costs more than a car because you have a void in your soul.
N B Who said that I was going to wear the same handbag for a lifetime or that I would even buy one that costs the same as a car? If you are fine with your $20 bag from Ross you’ve carried the past 3 years then good for you. Don’t make assumptions about my finances just because you don’t agree with what I may or may not choose to do with them.
What a beautiful story. Makes me want to aspire to own and gift an Hermes bag. And the video is wonderful too.
Don't aspire to the bag or brand, aspire to craft, a craft, your craft and be amazing at it.
Wow, it is cool to see people from my country fixing something so precious. I glad that he wants to teach his skill to children in Cambodia.
What an outstanding video! The craftsmanship never ceases to astound me. These bags are nothing short of a masterpiece.
In a world of mass production, trends, and disposable items, Hermés strives to make products such as their bags to have more value and quality that's worth keeping for years. Craftsmanship is something rare these days. It's nice that Hermés still continues their traditions. I think that back in the day, there were many craftsmen who made quality leather items who aren't well known and didn't have the capital to expand their business, and after they retire, they leave works of art in the hands of their customers who will use them for many many years. It's nice that Hermés has able to sustain itself and maintain their quality and brand prestige for this long. They're able to do this by being a family owned company.
The way these artisans repair the bags, it's so calming and gentle.
This made me appreciate my hermes bag even more.
Very impressed, didn't expect the video to turn out to be filmed in HK. Friends of mine were international migrants as well, or grew up in HK but never knew the language, and sometimes expressed to me that they never quite knew where they belonged anymore. It was obvious that this video shows us that it's the skill of restoring that made him feel at peace, or at home in a different scenery. Very touching
Thank you for putting in a video what I feel about your brand and why I can only aspire to buy Hermes when I want to buy luxury. " luxury can be repaired - by definition" is one of the most beautiful things I heard about the luxury industry
Omg I’m impressed a cambodian man in hk repairing Hermes!! Props!!
Because there was mass immigration to France in the 80s.
What special people the man from Cambodia and the guy working on his work 15 years later that’s why I treat my items with respect and love all my bags still look new and they get used . I don’t get how people beat the hell out of such special items
Excelent. As a leather craftsman myself, i would like to work for Hermes.
Farid seems emotional holding that B epsom rose shehrazade like myself each time I pick my K.box..2 decade later. I still love her. she too need handle and pockets repair..
Hermes, truly has the best craftsmanship in the world! I love their items and excellent quality!
Ohh!!! Sorprende, hay que tener mucha paciencia para fabricarlos 😲
These bags I must say get better healthcare I think more so than all the people on the planet. In my next life please let me be a Hermes anything. The brands reverance for the absolute pinnicale of craftsman ship respect of traditional technique and pride its employees take in their work is remarkable😍
You get the craftsmanship you pay for. Investments are never disposable.
I just love , the way they love repairing each piece . That’s real
You do pay for the name that backs the quality of their products.
By accident I washed my Hermes Belt including the buckle in the laundry. After the load was done I saw that my belt went through the wash. I was really devastated. To my surprise letting the damped washed belt dry on the table, It was like new again. All stitching was intact, no scratches and no warping of the leather.
This is oddly emotional but I love it
HERMÈS is like the Apple equivalent of fashion,yes its very high priced,but the quality speaks for itself..very long lasting and durable
This is why we clients are loyal. This is why we Hermes
You Hermes because you are pretentious and easily manipulated.
@@kevinmsft You can blindly guess at someone's pretentiousness, but you don't know me. Or how easily manipulated I am or vice versa. Regardless, thanks for the negativity & ignorance
@@cmgkk Nobody is blindly guessing anything. Anyone who can type "that's why we Hermes" on RUclips is just distastefully and laughably pretentious.
@@kevinmsft You're welcome to your opinion.
kevinmsft because someone spends a lot of money you don’t believe in are pretentious,
I hope one day if you’re rich you won’t make any pretentious purchases,
OH that’s none of our business because our purchases are none of yours too
these will be the same people who'll help create perfect looking counterfeits or "superfakes" after they resign or retire from hermes. lol
Where did you get that idea? These craftmen are paid so much by Hermes and will get really good retirement they wouldn't need to work after being retired.
@@irinka_kat yes we all know they're paid very well but continuous source of money is always very tempting to a lot of people. That idea is very well known around hermes collectors. it is not a secret that the best quality fakes out there are made by former hermes craftsmen who either resigned or retired. Even the ones who are in France, when they retire, some of them are offered really large amount of money to make perfect looking fakes by these companies based in china. Make no mistake, these AAA fake birkins and kellys are also worth thousands of dollars and are made from the same leather materials.
@OnWingsOfHope exactly. Brandi glanville and Taylor armstrong both of the real housewives of beverly hills show, admitted to owning fake birkins and kellys. Well Taylor didn't actually own up to it, the authorities found out after her birkins and kelly's were confiscated as part of conditions to pay her late husband's debtors since they were already bankrupt at the time. if it wasn't for that no one would have known, and she had been parading her birkins on television and around their millionaire social circle of beverly hills for years. Also, brandi mentioned in one interview that even though her first birkins were fake, she said "they still cost a lot".
tropicana agree
@@irinka_kat It actually does not take a lot of skill or material cost to make a convincing fake since their patterns are all online and you can buy the exact same leather which Hermes uses online as well. Most people with 2-3 years of leather craft experience with the right tools will be able to make a very convincing fake.
still working hard for my birkin. pray for me guys ♥️
Twerkin for ya birkin
Pray for u to get a birkin? Omg ppl r dying out here on the streets and I don’t pray for them but u? Get over urself
What’s the point of bending over backwards when you can buy a gently used one?
Fascinating (yet unfortunate) experience.
GG Yip, Doesn’t mean she’s not working hard, just because one has it worse doesn’t mean one can’t have it better than what they already have.
Quelle belle video! Merci pour avoir partager cette experience. Vraiment incroyable de revoir un sac creer par soi meme 15 ans plus tard!! WOW!
we feel all the know-how of its people who restore them. They give a second life and youth to a handbag. that perpetuate over time. I am in awe and it is this job that I would like to do.
This is an amazing film. Thank you for creating it. I do feel that the Birkin is such an adaptable bag, it really is for (almost) everybody. It can be worn by the chicest of young women, through to the most matronly of eighty year old women. I can be worn by a young and fashionable young man, or it can be worn by a 120kg bodybuilder and they can all carry it equally well.
Yess. That's e x c a c t l y why I love them. No other brand has managed to do that.
@@tredjesongen 👍👍👍👌👌👌🙏
It looks good with gym clothes and in a business suit. I don’t know how. Not many bags can do that.
@@nycapple917 Agreed! I have seen the Burkin 40 carried by men as gym bags. It look great.
So surprise to see my home town Hong Kong in the video! Thank u Hermes❤️
Beautiful, interesting the repair atelier is in HK.
There are ateliers in many countries, incl hk, China, emirates, Dubai, France
Hope these craftsmen are getting paid enough. Hermes wouldn't be Hermes without them. These craftsmen and the animals killed are the heart and soul of the brand.
Yes, a handbag doesn't have a soul but the cow that was killed did.
Ahora comprendo el valor no solo monetario de la marca sino la creatividad y mano de obra que la fabrica ✌️👏
🛑 Non pour l’abattage des animaux pour faire des sacs pour les arrivistes Hermès . 👎👎👎
Égoïste, barbare,
ℹ️. Le luxe et d’abord respecter les animaux et la vie
I’m so surprised that there’s a repair centre in hk!
Wow i wish to gift one to my beautiful gf one day
Stella Gibson will do that too
i cant afford any hermes item but i subscribed and hit notification bell for whatever reason
It’s such a joke that people buy into brands simply for the exclusivity. Everyone wants to feel important and because you’re empty inside you’ve placed a high value on a bag. Yes, it is just a bag. Someone told you that you’d be one of them if you bought it and you gullible bastards ate it right up. The day you stand before God and He asks you what you did with your wealth and your response is, “I bought a purse”. 😂
Very well made the video! I was touched by the customer story and craftsman’s talking! Love the last sentence Luxury is that which can be repaired!
Awesome job and such a wonderful idea to introduce these artists.
How beautiful for the piece he created to be once more in his hands and to know that it was treasured and loved with a beautiful memory attached to it. This story warmed my heart.
I dreamed about collecting money
till i have enough to purchase
a kelly brandnew
off the shelf In the hermes shop
I read about purchasing hermes
Before
I thought it was all about courtship
between individual customer and sa
To own one
Rather than earning it from special privilege of being a black card holder
I heard now you have to buy
so many little pieces
before the sa present you
The kellies they have instore
That would prevent the diligent middle income from owning an hermes
I have one of these Birkins and it’s literally the best bag I bought in my life, the quality, design and authenticity is indescribable.
Exactly 1 week ago I got my first Birkin new from the Kuwait store.
I have been waiting 7 years on a list to get it. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
This video is so emotional.
I love Hermes. ❤❤❤❤❤
🤩😍💖 todos son bonitos me fascinan me gustaría vivir 🌹💝
I wish i could afford to buy at least one birkin 😭 pray for me 😭
Aristo Purbaningrat 🙏
over 10,000 for a bag? I'll pass
@@Someone-kl6dp i died
@@811Bobbi ❤️
I love to own Hermes bag one day, when I get my dream job ❤️👜💃
And yet people screw their shoulder joints and their bank accounts just for the sake of this "status symbol". Let's be real. These bags are heavy, cumbersome to open and close, and ridiculously expensive. Perhaps you wish to improve on your design, make it lighter and less cumbersome...and less expensive.
krazzysu poor lad, you just can’t afford it my poor friend 🤣
I feel like most of these bags have a practical design, and are relatively lightweight. Unsure of which bag you are referring to?
a trash bag is light and cheap
If the design of the bag is changed then it’s no longer a birkin or a kelly. Though I do agree the bags are very heavy. I have a bad shoulder so I can’t carry heavy bags for a long time. Good thing is they come in multiple size. Also epsom leather is much lighter weight than Togo or other leather type.
If you don’t like it, don’t buy it. Simple.
I’m so happy to hear the Cantonese
人到了一定年龄后，会更乐意修复而不是买新，因为他意识到记忆比刺激更重要
说的很对。我觉得很多东西都是有灵魂的。上次我把大学买的第一双tods豆豆鞋送去保养，拿回来的时候很新的一样。翻开相册，看看那些年的照片，感叹时间过得太快了。我相信生活里大部分东西都是可以被代替和更换的，但有些东西会在心里永留痕迹
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Fabuleux métiers de restauration, bravo à tous ces artisans
Have they stopped skinning crocodiles?
I see RUclips recommendations have brought us all together again
The art of making and refurbishing these handbags is a total figurative way of describing life where something precious begins at birth and then constantly given a chance to improve the over all quality throughout the years of 'wear and tear' to withstand more test of time. Some people might think about this as a superficial thought, but the sentimental value these bags have with its artisans who made it and the owners who owns it evokes a whole sense of connection and memories. If odds would be in my favor, I'd be honored to have one of these precious hand bags in the future amid its worth and exclusivity. :)
I lover Hermes
👜👜👜👜👜
👜👜😘😘😘
C’est pour ça que je vois Hermès sacs à main comme une pièce d’art , c’est dommage cette année j’en était pas capable e trouver un dans tout les boutiques que j’ai visité 😔
Do not buy $10000, only for Handbags...,
Buy $50 Handbags, and put back balance $9500 in your Handbags
Use our brain
People are fooled by the brand.
OSman Bakar but people who buy a 10000$ handbags would have millions in their ...(card) bag
Everyone in this video seems really depressed. Even the workshop looks like it needs some light.
K Lu they're focused not depressed. It's a very detailed job only artists minded people can work such job
Typical American thinking, everyone must be smiling and making *you* feel good.
GlacialImpala what if I'm not American and just don't like the vibe in this workshop?
@@katie4623they are focused. You have to be extremely focused, calm and aware as an artisan
That’s why I think every penny goes to my hermes bag is worth it.. so hard to find a brand who cares about products not just when it’s on the shelf but also when it’s ‘afterlife’
That's what Hermes is all about...
This is why luxury has a price, its worth it
After all its a just a material thing.
It is always harder to restore damage piece but it can be done by a good artisan.
Always a loyal client, sucha savior faire ! Merci pour le vidéo
Love this brand fantastic
Luxury can be repaired by definition 👍the finishing about luxury design is all about art👌😍
Are the Asian workers speaking french!?
oui oui
Mostly asian people is bilingual
They were all trained and apprenticed in France so at least 3 years you are also learning language.
Tôi rấy thích thương hiệu này
SI VOUS ÊTES FRANÇAIS, RÉPONDEZ MOI PAR BOP!
Tôi rất thích thương hiệu này
Just here to find out the correct pronunciation of Hermès. Wrong video to find out the correct pronunciation of Hermès
Hermes is pronounced Er-mez
Lovely story. 💖 Thank you.
Amazing job and so much love into it !
They sell A+ degree fake Birkin and repair authentic Birkin at the same time Awesome
It looks like my kind of dream job
I hope I get one of my bags back in 15 years on the warranty program. That would be incredible to touch one of them again.
Simply: MARKETING GIMIC!!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful moments. They are so precious.
I would rather say, "Quality is that which can be repaired." It's not a new concept. Or a French one. /;)
Exactly. Using the concept of repair to promote luxury is just a marketing exercise. Quality does not hve to be luxurious. Based on the other comments on this video, the marketing's working like a charm
My favorite artwork . Wish to see & learn directly there to improve my skill. Hermes is the best 👍
Buy 1 luxury bag and wear it for the rest of your life (:
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