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This bag is so notorious, that it made its brand notorious. Supposedly designed for Jane Birkin after a basket she was carrying through an airport spilled its contents when she tried to stuff it into a plane's overhead storage, it's become an icon of a supposed "selectivity" of the brand's choice of customers; even if the average person did have thousands of dollars to spend on a piece of hand luggage on a whim, they are so sought after, that they nearly instantly sell out when stores get the chance to restock them. The date code on mine denotes that it was made in 2016.
Epsom is Hermès' name for calfskins that have experienced an artificial graining process. Calfskins not suitable for more "natural" finishes such as Togo are applied with heat and pressure to make its grain perfectly consistent and hide small imperfections in the skin, as well as more scratch and water resistant.