{"id":87772,"date":"2015-07-13T11:47:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T11:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.theluxurycloset.com\/2015\/07\/13\/birkin-watch-choosing-one-thats-right\/"},"modified":"2015-07-13T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T11:47:28","slug":"birkin-watch-choosing-one-thats-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theluxurycloset.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/13\/birkin-watch-choosing-one-thats-right\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Buy Your First Hermes Birkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Size<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0In 1984, when the first Birkin was created, it was 40cm wide, and that was the <em>only<\/em> size available.\u00a0In 2004, the 25cm was created, and was typically used as an evening bag. The 45cm Birkin is used for traveling as it has longer straps. There are two more sizes also used for traveling, which are the 50cm and 55cm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Remember, your bag should work with your size, not against it. If you are petite, we recommend you go for a 25cm or 30cm. If you are full-figured or tall, a larger bag would suit your frame, opt for 35cm or 40cm. And 50cm + is apt is you need a bag that&#8217;s practical, or you travel a lot.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Colour<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The ten most popular colours of Birkin are: Black, Gold, Rouge H,\u00a0Blue Sapphire, Eutope,\u00a0Rose Tyrien,\u00a0Etain,\u00a0Blue Jean, Rouge Vif,\u00a0Blue Electric,\u00a0Vert Olive\u00a0and, of course, the most famous of them all, the\u00a0Orange H, Hermes&#8217; classic colour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whilst those colours may typically be at the top of people&#8217;s wish-list, we receive them in all manners of colours from bi-coloured Birkins \u00a0to (gloves at the ready) pristine white.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Material &amp; Durability<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The most popular leathers are Clemence and Togo, which are textured. Of the two, Togo is the most durable. Swift (called &#8220;Gulliver&#8221; in earlier versions), scratches slightly easier and doesn\u2019t hold its shape as well, but is more affordable.\u00a0Ardennes, which some people classify as vintage, discontinued around 1999, so is harder to come by. And\u00a0Fjord, still being used, is also a very strong and durable leather. Box Calf is the the oldest type of leather used, but easily scratches and doesn&#8217;t do well in rainy leather, unlike the others.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Price<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At The Luxury Closet, our prices range anywhere between US $5,860 and US $20,910 depending on the bag. You can use our &#8220;sort by&#8221; tab to browse in price order from lowest to high.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Instead of paying one lump sum, our simple instalment payment plan (which completely free to use) allows you to pay for your purchase in instalments. Simply by paying 25% (or more) of the price of the item up front, you can reserve the item and pay the rest in one or more instalments over a period of 30 days. In other words, you could walk out our showroom with your new Birkin paying us as little as US $2,000!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theluxurycloset.com\/?s=birkin+#!wnew=&amp;s=birkin+&amp;offset=0&amp;count=120&amp;order_by_col=post_date&amp;order_by_type=DESC\">Shop Birkins at The Luxury Closet <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/theluxurycloset.com\/sell-us\/\">Sell your Birkin at The Luxury Closet<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>[slideshow_deploy id=&#8217;5134&#8242;]<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Images: <a href=\"https:\/\/fetedouce.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/19\/birkin\/\">Fete Douce,\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spottedfashion.com\/2013\/10\/08\/hermes-leather-name-reference-guide\/\">Spotted Fashion<\/a>, Bloomberg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Size \u00a0In 1984, when the first Birkin was created, it was 40cm wide, and that was the only size available.\u00a0In 2004, the 25cm was created, and was typically used as an evening bag. 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