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May 23, 2022 · The Hermès Constance’s popularity inspired a line of wallets released in 2004 that retain the ethos of the original handbag. The most popular is the Hermès Constance To Go Wallet, but the Constance Slim Wallet and the Constance Compact Passant Wallet are also highly sought-after styles.
May 21, 2016 · We're back with another Hermes 101 Class! Learn in-depth about the Hermes Constance Bag from features, prices, to sizes with many pictures.
- A New Bag Is Born
- Crafting The Constance
- Eyes on The Size
- What It’S Worth
- Rare editions
In 1959, Hermès’ in-house designer Catherine Chaillet was commissioned by artistic director Jean-Louis Dumas to design a new bag for the label. Considering the decade in which she was designing – an age where the ladylike and somewhat traditional Kelly bag was soaring in popularity – the bag that Catherine dreamed up looks remarkably modern even to...
Despite its chic simplicity, the Constance takes 14–18 hours to make in an Hermès workshop, and is surprisingly one of the brand’s most complicated designs. A single artisan will take responsibility for the bag from start to finish, meaning that each Constance is a true work of craftsmanship. Its most recognisable feature is of course its eye-catch...
The Constance currently comes in four sizes: Micro (measuring 14cm across), Mini (18cm across), 24 (24cm across) and Elan (25cm across, and more rectangular in shape). You’ll also find rare instances of the Constance Cartable, which measures 29cm across (now discontinued), as well as vintage sizes of 23 and 25. The Mini and 24 are the most common s...
Bought new, a Constance 18 in a regular leather is currently priced at around €5,900 in Hermès boutiques, whilst a Constance 24 is €7,300. In general this bag style is known to hold its value extremely well for resale, if cared for correctly. As it’s a smaller bag than the Birkin or Kelly, a Constance in a bright colour is very wearable, and thus a...
The very first Constances were only available in Box Calf leather or Porosus Crocodile. Since then, the bag has been released in myriad colours and textures, and it’s also seen some very special releases which are considered particularly rare on the secondhand market. Constance Marquette bags are prized for their lizard skin inlay within the H clas...
Nov 30, 2023 · The Hermes Constance bag collection includes notable styles that we all know and love today, including the Constance Wallet To Go, The Constance Elan 24, the Constance Cartable 29, and even the Constance 1-24, which is a slimmer version of the iconic Constance 24 with one gusset instead of two.
Discover the Hermès Constance bag collection and its different variants on the official Hermès website
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Nov 4, 2023 · Discover the timeless elegance and history of the Hermès Constance, as we unveil the all-new Constance Elan handbag in depth.