he Kelly Pochette has been a favorite among collectors ever since it was introduced in Jean-Paul Gaultier’s first runway show for Hermès. This store fresh example is doubly rare. it done in Ostrich, an unusual exotic material rarely used in Pochettes
When Robert Dumas, son-in-law of Émile Hermès, creates the ladies’ bag with straps in the 1930s, Hermès enters the era of boldness and modernism. Yet, its destiny does not end there. To make it a legend, a photograph is all it takes – one of Grace Kelly holding the bag over her stomach to conceal the signs of her pregnancy. The Kelly is born.
