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Hermès

News and insight on the French luxury goods and high fashion house that produces leather goods, perfume, jewellery, haute couture and ready to wear

Chairman / President

Axel Dumas

CEO / Managing Director

Éric Vallat

CFO / Finance Director

Eric du Halgouët

Industry

Fashion & Beauty

Website

hermes.com

Headquarters address

24 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France

Year founded

1837

Kim Kardashian

Explainer | Not so fair: the controversy behind Kim Kardashian’s elephant Hermès Birkin

The All’s Fair star recently sparked a social media outrage when she appeared in a Donna Karan look accessorised with a very rare Birkin made from elephant hide.

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Timepieces

How dress watches have evolved and why they’re coming back

10 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM

Christmas

Christmas 2025 gift guide: white and gold from Hermès, Ray-Ban and more

1 Dec 2025 - 6:00AM

Celebrity style

How to Style like the cast of Stranger Things, from Sadie Sink to Finn Wolfhard

The Netflix hit’s final series drops in November and December – here’s some wardrobe inspo so you can dress like your favourite cast member.

31 Oct 2025 - 4:00AM

’Tis the season to be inspired by the Stranger Things cast’s autumn looks – from left: Finn Wolfhard, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp and Sadie Sink. Photos: Getty Images via AFP; Variety via Getty Images; FilmMagic; Getty Images

Style Edit

Style Edit: Hermès women’s ready-to-wear spring/summer 2026

Creative director Nadège Vanhée helms the Free Rein collection inspired by the brand’s horsey history and also by free-spirited modern equestriennes.

27 Oct 2025 - 10:00AM

Gold in Hong Kong

How Chinese jeweller Laopu Gold has become a luxury phenomenon

Blending tradition with marketing savvy, the brand is luring young, cost-conscious buyers despite a sluggish market and soaring gold prices.

26 Oct 2025 - 9:30AM

Luxury brands

Meet Grace Wales Bonner, the first Black woman to lead a major fashion house

She dressed Lewis Hamilton, Jeff Goldblum and FKA Twigs for this year’s Met Gala, and her first collection is set to debut in January 2027.

23 Oct 2025 - 12:04PM

English-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner has made history by being named Hermès’ new creative director of menswear. Photo: Malick Bodian

Fame and celebrity

Hermès levels up the ‘man purse’ trend – male stars love the Birkin and Kelly

Famous men are embracing their love of Hermès’ coveted bags, with A$AP Rocky, Marc Jacobs and others spotted with pieces from the maison.

24 Oct 2025 - 10:41AM

How luxury is made

The leathers behind the world’s most iconic luxury brands

Houses including Hermès, Prada and Bottega Veneta have taken to producing their own unique leathers, each perfected to suit a particular bag.

15 Oct 2025 - 4:00AM

Fashion

Gem-studded bags from Gucci and more promise sparkling nights out

At the Paris Haute Couture Week shows, luxury maisons gilded the lily by adding beautiful stones to statement accessories, bringing back the minaudière.

12 Oct 2025 - 6:00AM

Mouawad’s 1001 Nights Diamond Purse. Photo: Handout

Fame and celebrity

‘Baby Gisele Bündchen’? Meet Angelina Kendall, a supermodel in the making

Kendall has already walked runways for Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Loewe, and Stella McCartney raves about her – so who is she?

13 Oct 2025 - 9:55AM

Brazilian-New Zealand model Angelina Kendall is being referred to as a “baby Gisele Bündchen”. Photo: AFP

Fame and celebrity

Meet Awar Odhiang, the model who just went viral after a Chanel show

The South Sudanese-Canadian model closed Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut show at Paris Fashion Week with a bang – so who is she exactly?

9 Oct 2025 - 4:43PMvideocam

Paris Fashion Week

Valentino, Celine, Hermès and more highlights from Paris Fashion Week

Meanwhile, Chloé presented draped outfits, Jean Paul Gaultier brought back moulded bras à la Madonna, and McQueen turned to horror film The Wicker Man.

6 Oct 2025 - 2:17PM

Icons and Influencers

Marisa Meltzer’s new book dissects the life of archetypal ‘It’ girl Jane Birkin

The woman whose practicality and style inspired the iconic Hermès bag was also a complicated character who struggled to be taken seriously.

4 Oct 2025 - 6:00AM

Jane Birkin, subject of the new book It Girl, in Paris in 1985 clutching the original Birkin bag designed for her by Hermès; and the same bag in July this year, when it was auctioned off for US$10 million. Photos: AFP

Fragrances

With fragrance sales on the rise, these are the hottest perfumes for autumn

From ‘neo-gourmands’ to rich ambers, these latest drops are tempting buyers in the market for a splash of affordable luxury.

1 Oct 2025 - 12:00PM

New scents from Tom Ford, Granado and Gucci this autumn. Photos: Handout; Fragrantica

Style Edit

Style Edit: Hermès men’s winter 2025 collection – key looks and craftsmanship

Shown this month at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, the collection marries exquisite fabrics, masculine tones and versatile silhouettes.

29 Sep 2025 - 10:00AM

Beauty

News and releases from major beauty brands this autumn

Besides new product drops, Tom Holland was declared the global ambassador and face of Prada Beauty’s latest men’s fragrance, Prada Paradigme eau de parfum.

23 Sep 2025 - 12:21PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$15 million in bogus items in record online sale case

Customs says syndicate believed to have sold bogus health supplements online, in addition to allegedly handling other counterfeit items.

19 Sep 2025 - 5:09PM

The seized items include counterfeit designer handbags and watches. Photo: May Tse

Fashion

4 new luxury collections to watch out for this fall

Fendi takes on Labubu, Hermès highlights colourful footwear, Jonathan Anderson refreshes his lifestyle range, and Prada is set for the great outdoors.

6 Sep 2025 - 6:00AM

Zoë Kravitz

Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz’s best matching Caught Stealing promo fits

Kravitz has been sparking romance rumours with Harry Styles lately – but fans still can’t get enough of her and Butler.

1 Sep 2025 - 10:52AM

Fashion

Orange Era? All about the colour linked to Taylor Swift’s new album

Following Taylor Swift’s swathing of her new album The Life of a Showgirl in Portofino Orange Glitter, we explore the colour deeper.

17 Aug 2025 - 7:15PM

Taylor Swift wears an orange outfit as she performs at the Paris La Defense Arena during her Eras Tour concert in Paris, on May 9, 2024. The colour is being strongly associated with her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. Photo: AP

Singapore

Singapore to sell luxury items, gold bars seized in US$2.3 billion scandal

The sale of confiscated watches from brands like Richard Mille and Patek Philippe is also part of Singapore’s largest money laundering case.

12 Aug 2025 - 8:03PM

Luxury handbags seized during an anti-money laundering raid in Singapore in August 2023. Photo: Singapore Police Force/EPA-EFE

Beauty

How luxury beauty packaging is balancing sustainability and sensory allure

Tactile details matter in the beauty industry – as luxury players from Dior, Hermès and Chanel, to Tom Ford and Byredo understand.

5 Aug 2025 - 7:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Lindsay Lohan’s Freakier Friday press tour looks: from Balmain to Jacquemus

Lohan also chose looks by Roberto Cavalli, Giambattista Valli and Pucci – and even paid tribute to her iconic role in The Parent Trap.

1 Aug 2025 - 6:00PM

Timepieces

Blue is back: our rundown of the new watch models that matter most

Zenith, Chopard, Chaumet and Ulysse Nardin also showed off new models in blue at Watches and Wonders 2025.

26 Jul 2025 - 6:00AM

Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques 222 in steel is one of this year’s key releases, part of a fresh wave of blue watches shown at Watches and Wonders 2025 that spans most of the major maisons. Photo: Handout

High Jewellery

All that glitters: brands are betting big on gold jewellery amid price surges

Amid market turmoil and tariff threats, gold is seen as a safe bet – and its prices reflect that; but luxury brands and independent designers are feeling the effects differently.

28 Jul 2025 - 6:17PM

As the price of gold rises, pieces such as this necklace from Chaumet represent a good investment. Photos: Handout

Fashion

Meet Snejyo, the Insta-famous Indian sisters bringing back maximalism

If Gwyneth Paltrow and The Row once embodied quiet luxury, Instagram-famous duo Snejyo epitomise the new maximalism: here’s what you need to know about them.

14 Aug 2025 - 6:27PM

Fashion

She’s dressed Chappell Roan and Reneé Rapp – with biomaterials

Fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist hopes her experiments with sustainable materials set an example for larger brands to follow.

17 Jul 2025 - 4:15AM

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.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | Not so fair: the controversy behind Kim Kardashian’s elephant Hermès Birkin

The All’s Fair star recently sparked a social media outrage when she appeared in a Donna Karan look accessorised with a very rare Birkin made from elephant hide.

How dress watches have evolved and why they’re coming back

Christmas 2025 gift guide: white and gold from Hermès, Ray-Ban and more

How to Style like the cast of Stranger Things, from Sadie Sink to Finn Wolfhard

The Netflix hit’s final series drops in November and December – here’s some wardrobe inspo so you can dress like your favourite cast member.

Style Edit: Hermès women’s ready-to-wear spring/summer 2026

Creative director Nadège Vanhée helms the Free Rein collection inspired by the brand’s horsey history and also by free-spirited modern equestriennes.

How Chinese jeweller Laopu Gold has become a luxury phenomenon

Blending tradition with marketing savvy, the brand is luring young, cost-conscious buyers despite a sluggish market and soaring gold prices.

Meet Grace Wales Bonner, the first Black woman to lead a major fashion house

She dressed Lewis Hamilton, Jeff Goldblum and FKA Twigs for this year’s Met Gala, and her first collection is set to debut in January 2027.

Hermès levels up the ‘man purse’ trend – male stars love the Birkin and Kelly

Famous men are embracing their love of Hermès’ coveted bags, with A$AP Rocky, Marc Jacobs and others spotted with pieces from the maison.

The leathers behind the world’s most iconic luxury brands

Houses including Hermès, Prada and Bottega Veneta have taken to producing their own unique leathers, each perfected to suit a particular bag.

Gem-studded bags from Gucci and more promise sparkling nights out

At the Paris Haute Couture Week shows, luxury maisons gilded the lily by adding beautiful stones to statement accessories, bringing back the minaudière.

‘Baby Gisele Bündchen’? Meet Angelina Kendall, a supermodel in the making

Kendall has already walked runways for Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Loewe, and Stella McCartney raves about her – so who is she?

Meet Awar Odhiang, the model who just went viral after a Chanel show

The South Sudanese-Canadian model closed Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut show at Paris Fashion Week with a bang – so who is she exactly?

Valentino, Celine, Hermès and more highlights from Paris Fashion Week

Meanwhile, Chloé presented draped outfits, Jean Paul Gaultier brought back moulded bras à la Madonna, and McQueen turned to horror film The Wicker Man.

Marisa Meltzer’s new book dissects the life of archetypal ‘It’ girl Jane Birkin

The woman whose practicality and style inspired the iconic Hermès bag was also a complicated character who struggled to be taken seriously.

With fragrance sales on the rise, these are the hottest perfumes for autumn

From ‘neo-gourmands’ to rich ambers, these latest drops are tempting buyers in the market for a splash of affordable luxury.

Style Edit: Hermès men’s winter 2025 collection – key looks and craftsmanship

Shown this month at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, the collection marries exquisite fabrics, masculine tones and versatile silhouettes.

News and releases from major beauty brands this autumn

Besides new product drops, Tom Holland was declared the global ambassador and face of Prada Beauty’s latest men’s fragrance, Prada Paradigme eau de parfum.

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$15 million in bogus items in record online sale case

Customs says syndicate believed to have sold bogus health supplements online, in addition to allegedly handling other counterfeit items.

4 new luxury collections to watch out for this fall

Fendi takes on Labubu, Hermès highlights colourful footwear, Jonathan Anderson refreshes his lifestyle range, and Prada is set for the great outdoors.

Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz’s best matching Caught Stealing promo fits

Kravitz has been sparking romance rumours with Harry Styles lately – but fans still can’t get enough of her and Butler.

Orange Era? All about the colour linked to Taylor Swift’s new album

Following Taylor Swift’s swathing of her new album The Life of a Showgirl in Portofino Orange Glitter, we explore the colour deeper.

Singapore to sell luxury items, gold bars seized in US$2.3 billion scandal

The sale of confiscated watches from brands like Richard Mille and Patek Philippe is also part of Singapore’s largest money laundering case.

How luxury beauty packaging is balancing sustainability and sensory allure

Tactile details matter in the beauty industry – as luxury players from Dior, Hermès and Chanel, to Tom Ford and Byredo understand.

Lindsay Lohan’s Freakier Friday press tour looks: from Balmain to Jacquemus

Lohan also chose looks by Roberto Cavalli, Giambattista Valli and Pucci – and even paid tribute to her iconic role in The Parent Trap.

Blue is back: our rundown of the new watch models that matter most

Zenith, Chopard, Chaumet and Ulysse Nardin also showed off new models in blue at Watches and Wonders 2025.

All that glitters: brands are betting big on gold jewellery amid price surges

Amid market turmoil and tariff threats, gold is seen as a safe bet – and its prices reflect that; but luxury brands and independent designers are feeling the effects differently.

Meet Snejyo, the Insta-famous Indian sisters bringing back maximalism

If Gwyneth Paltrow and The Row once embodied quiet luxury, Instagram-famous duo Snejyo epitomise the new maximalism: here’s what you need to know about them.

She’s dressed Chappell Roan and Reneé Rapp – with biomaterials

Fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist hopes her experiments with sustainable materials set an example for larger brands to follow.

Explainer | Not so fair: the controversy behind Kim Kardashian’s elephant Hermès Birkin