Hermes Inspired Handbag

[CJJ]

Hey everyone, happy new year!  I wanted to share a project I recently completed that I'm really proud of.  This is my first attempt at a high-end handbag.  It's inspired by the Hermes Garden Party bag.  I'd love to know what you think! 

PS. I created an Instagram page a while back to be able to share the things I'm working on.  If you would like to check it out you can find me @ secondlineleather

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[DieselTech]

Nice classy work. Looks great. 

[TomE]

That's a first class bag.  Better than Hermes!  Your stitching is superb.

[BlackDragon]

Nicely done!!

[Deanr]

I like it alot from the handles to the liner to the zipper. Really good work.

What is on the bottom inside?

Is that piping on the bottom?

[Bert03241]

very nice work

[CJJ]

Thanks everyone!

The bottom plate is reinforced with 2 mm of Salpa bonded leather sandwiched in between the top and bottom layers of veg tan.  the inside bottom looks like the "backside" of the outside bottom, so it's flat without the "strips"

yes, piping around the perimeter of the bottom.

exterior picture of the reinforced bottom plate before it was attached.

 

[Deanr]

I like that construction for the bottom. Is the rest of the purse veg tan? Where did you get it?

[CJJ]

yes, all veg tan.  The leather is Minerva Box, I bought it from Rocky Mountain Leather Supply.

[Chipster99]

Excellent work - very impressive!

[dirk87]

Just found this post, really nice work.
Very nice colors, construction and stitching.
Inspires me to start making bags.

Can i ask about your stitching?
Which size irons and awl do you use? And which thread size, looks like linen?
 

[toxo]

On 1/8/2025 at 4:36 PM, CJJ said:

Hey everyone, happy new year!  I wanted to share a project I recently completed that I'm really proud of.  This is my first attempt at a high-end handbag.  It's inspired by the Hermes Garden Party bag.  I'd love to know what you think! 

Nice job! Did you make it from a pattern? Good job either way but I know how difficult complex bags can be without a pattern and how much forward planning goes into it. Also how difficult it can be to line things up with no straight lines. Lining up that bottom strap with the side straps to allow for the piping for example.

These big makers that have a different machine set up for each part of the process have it easy. It's a bit different when you have to set your one machine up differently for different parts of the processes. Well done.

[Samalan]

It looks like Hermes has got nothing on you.