{"id":260995,"date":"2025-07-13T07:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T07:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260995\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T07:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T07:25:15","slug":"kate-middletons-hermes-bag-is-so-rare-it-could-be-an-antique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260995\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton\u2019s Herm\u00e8s bag is so rare – it could be an antique"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Princess of Wales\u00a0<\/a>wears a plethora of quiet luxury designer labels, from Chanel<\/a> to Oscar De La Renta<\/a>, but one brand that she hasn’t been seen publicly wearing very much is Herm\u00e8s.<\/p>\n

However, the royal does have a\u00a0fleet of impressive handbags,<\/a> and nestled subtly in there is her ‘Rio’ envelope clutch bag from the brand, which is a very rare piece.<\/p>\n

Back in 2023, Kate was widely considered the best-dressed at Royal Ascot<\/a>, sporting a delightful flowing red dress by Alexander McQueen.<\/p>\n

\"Kate\u00a9 WireImageKate carried the Herm\u00e8s ‘Rio’ bag in 2023<\/p>\n

Like all items Herm\u00e8s produces, it boasted clean lines and a classic style. So luxurious, timeless and an item that she could carry for many years to come.<\/p>\n

\"Kate\u00a9 WireImageKate’s bag was from the 90s<\/p>\n

The \u2018Rio\u2019 clutch actually dates back to the 1990s and is a discontinued piece.<\/p>\n

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It’s quite the collector’s find, and notoriously hard to get hold of. It’s made in the label’s signature ‘Box Calf’ leather, and has the logo-embellished gold snap button with matching hardware.<\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s in the news<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the fashion world was excited to hear that actress Jane Birkin\u2019s original Herm\u00e8s Birkin bag was sold for \u00a37.4 million<\/a> – the most valuable handbag to be sold at auction, ever.<\/p>\n

\"Jane\u00a9 Getty ImagesJane Birkin’s iconic bag was sold at auction to a private collector<\/p>\n

The original Birkin was named after the British actress and singer. It’s quite the story how the Birkin was born. Jane just happened to be seated next to Jean-Louis Dumas, then artistic director of Herm\u00e8s, on a flight in 1981.<\/p>\n

\"PARIS\u00a9 Michel DufourJane Birkin with her eponymous bag<\/p>\n

She carried all her possessions in a wicker basket and complained to the designer that the handbags at that time tended to be too small to fit in all of her belongings. \u00a0The pair then began sketching designs on the back of an air sickness bag. By 1985, Hermes had produced a prototype and presented it to Birkin, requesting her permission to name the new style in her honour. How cool?<\/p>\n

\"\u00a9 Edward BerthelotHermes bags are so sought after<\/p>\n

Herm\u00e8s bags are notoriously sought after, particularly the Birkin. Prevolved pioneers,\u00a0Luxe Cheshire<\/a>, told HELLO:” The Herm\u00e8s Birkin is the most desirable piece on the market as it is not only an investment with the value increasing by an average of 14.2% each year, but also a status symbol. These beautiful, handcrafted bags range in size, leather, colours, and hardware, with current trends determining price points on the resale market.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales\u00a0wears a plethora of quiet luxury designer labels, from Chanel to Oscar De La Renta,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,2584,48238,533,9317,2832,532,2831,7710,519,9318,14427,9321,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-260995","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-fashion","12":"tag-handbags","13":"tag-kate-middleton","14":"tag-kate-middleton-style","15":"tag-prince-of-wales","16":"tag-prince-william","17":"tag-princess-of-wales","18":"tag-royal-families","19":"tag-royal-family","20":"tag-royal-fashion","21":"tag-royal-style","22":"tag-the-princess-of-wales","23":"tag-uk-royal-family","24":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114844737618881015","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}