The Hermès Kelly is equally in demand as the Birkin bag. Like its muse, Grace Kelly, this bag is the definition of timeless elegance. It is immediately recognizable by its trapezium shape, thin straps with metal plates on end of each strap (one engraved) that meet on a center toggle, single rolled handles, bell shaped key fob (clochette) and matching lock, and optional shoulder strap. Each bag takes up to 25 hours to produce and each is hand sewn, buffed, and polished by Hermès artisans in one of Hermès’ factories. As the Birkin, every Kelly is stamped with a letter signifying the year of production and a craftsman’s code designating the specific person(s) who hand-produced the bag. In addition to a wide range of leathers, the Kelly is produced in exotic skins such as ostrich, lizard and crocodile. The bag is typically accented by palladium-plated or gold-plated hardware.
Kelly handbags come in two styles – Retourne and Sellier. The Retourne, also called relaxed or souple, has the side seams stitched on the inside of the bag, creating a more relaxed handbag. The Sellier, also called rigide, has the side seams stitched on the exterior giving the bag a stiffer and more triangular form. The classic Kelly bag comes in 20cm, 25cm, 28cm, 32cm, 35cm, and 40cm sizes.
It is nearly impossible to walk into a Hermès boutique and be handed a Kelly on request without first establishing a “profile”, which is a history of purchasing. Even then, the most coveted bags are held for Hermès’ VIP clientele.
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Now imagine Dr. Jill with one… no way. She doesn’t have the cred.
File this under Moar FB! Shenanigans:
The family of 27-year-old Fi Duong thought they escaped government oppression when they left Vietnam. They were wrong.
According to an FBI criminal complaint, Duong has been closely surveilled by the FBI for the past six months, including while he engaged in religious activity.
In conversations with undercover FBI agents, Duong held that he entered the Capitol on January 6th to film the events in a journalistic capacity. The man was a member of a Virginia-based Bible study group that Jewish Joint Terrorism Task Force special agent Jason Jankovitz decided to open up a domestic terror probe into.
Agents repeatedly tried and failed to snare Duong into a Molotov cocktail plot because he owned multiple empty glass bottles. They were not able to charge him for any explosives related crimes, but the New York Times and various other outlets are reporting him as a terrorist anyway.
The only bag I can associate with Jill is the type of bag carried by a bag lady.