Hermès Kelly bags

Thanks to the star of the films of Alfred Hitchcock, who became the young princess of Monaco in 1956, the Kelly remains the most emblematic of all Hermès bags.

Its distinctive shape was inspired by the ‘Haut à Courroies’, a large bag designed in 1892 for horsemen. In the thirties, with the rise of the motor car, Hermès extended its offering to leather goods and designed a travel bag with a more feminine appeal reinterpreting the ‘Haut à Courroies’ on a smaller scale.

In a famous photograph taken in 1956, Grace Kelly is shown carrying this Hermès bag. Clients started ordering this bag, asking for the “Kelly bag”, referring to the beautiful princess of Monaco. The high demand for this bag has been unfailing and in 1977 Hermès officially renamed the bag.

Today, the Hermès Kelly bag comes in eight sizes: 15 cm, 20 cm, 25 cm, 28 cm, 32 cm, 35 cm, 40 cm and 50 cm. Hermès makes it in a wide variety of types of leathers (Epsom, Togo, Clémence, Box, Swift...) and colours plus bespoke bags of great luxury and originality.

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The history of Hermès Kelly

Thanks to the star of the films of Alfred Hitchcock, who became the young princess of Monaco in 1956, the Kelly remains the most e

Hermès Kelly bags

Thanks to the star of the films of Alfred Hitchcock, who became the young princess of Monaco in 1956, the Kelly remains the most emblematic of all Hermès bags.

Hermès Kelly bags

Hermès Kelly bags

Hermès Kelly 35 cm handbag in burgundy box leather

Hermès Kelly Flat handbag in black Swift leather

Hermès Kelly 35 cm handbag in black togo leather

Hermès So Kelly shoulder bag in Poppy orange leather taurillon clémence

Hermès Kelly - Clutch pouch in Rose Sheherazade alligator

Hermès Kelly 35 cm handbag in black togo leather

Hermès Kelly 35 cm handbag in black box leather

Hermès Kelly - Clutch pouch in grey ostrich leather

Hermès Kelly 35 cm handbag in brown leather taurillon clémence

Hermès Kelly Cut pouch in black box leather

Hermès Kelly 35 cm handbag in gold togo leather

Hermès Kelly Elan Folie handbag in black Chamkila leather and black ostrich feathers

Hermès Kelly Elan handbag in gold epsom leather

Hermès Kelly Twilly bag charm bag accessory in red Tadelakt leather and multicolor silk

Hermès Kelly So Black handbag in black box leather

Hermès Kelly 35 cm handbag natural leather

Hermès Kelly en Désordre 20 cm handbag in black epsom leather

Hermès Quelle Idole handbag in orange and brown Swift leather

Hermès Kelly 32 cm handbag in burgundy box leather

Hermès Kelly 25 cm handbag in blue Celeste epsom leather

Hermès Kelly 28 cm handbag in grey alligator

Hermès Kelly 20 cm pouch in burgundy box leather

Hermes Kelly 40 cm handbag in black porosus crocodile

Hermès Kelly Cut pouch in orange Swift leather

Hermès Kelly 20 cm handbag in blue Frida Mysore leather

Hermès Kelly 25 cm In&Out handbag in white Nata Swift leather

Hermès Kelly - Clutch pouch in azalea pink Swift leather

Hermès Kelly 32 cm handbag in gold

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