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Hermès Kelly 25 Black Epsom PHW

Epsom · Palladium (PHW)

Black Epsom with palladium is the Kelly at its most disciplined. Epsom is the most architectural of the calfskins Hermès works with — embossed, close-grained, lightly waxed — and it holds the Kelly 25's trapezoid absolutely square in a way softer leathers never quite manage. In noir, finished with palladium rather than gold, the effect is graphic instead of decorative: the turnkey, the sangles and the cadenas read as bright silver punctuation against a matte black ground. The 25 is the size that changed the bag's life. Conceived as a scaled-down proportion, it moved the Kelly out of the boardroom and onto the shoulder, and it has been the hardest reference in the line to obtain ever since. At 25 cm it takes a phone, a cardholder, keys and a compact without distortion, and the removable strap converts it from top-handle to cross-body in a moment. Epsom's practical virtues are the reason collectors keep returning to it. It resists rain and scuffing better than any other grained leather in the house repertoire, refuses to slouch, and wipes clean; black quietly absorbs the marks that pale colours advertise. This is the combination that survives daily wear for decades rather than seasons, and the one that holds its value most reliably on resale. Blind stamp K, in store-fresh condition — never carried, and presented with its full complement of box, dust bag, felt protectors, raincoat, clochette, cadenas and keys. Every bag at JULL is inspected in house before it is listed, and offered without buyer's fees. Priced at £22,800. Available to view by private appointment at our Knightsbridge showroom, with complimentary insured delivery in the UK and secure shipping worldwide. Enquire for further imagery, hardware close-ups or a video walkthrough.

Inspected by hand in our London workroom. Private viewings by appointment.
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