Hermès Kelly Ghillies Portefeuille in Vanille Matte Alligator with Palladium Hardware
Hermès Kelly Ghillies Portefeuille in Vanille Matte Alligator with Palladium Hardware
Description
A rare convergence of three things Hermès no longer makes easy to find.
This is the Kelly Ghillies Portefeuille, a long wallet that takes Hermés' most iconic silhouette and dresses it in the openwork artistry borrowed from traditional brogue shoemaking. The perforated laced detailing tracing the clasp and corners is the Ghillies signature, a labor-intensive couture flourish that Hermès has since discontinued, making every surviving piece a closed chapter in the maison's archive.
It is rendered in Vanille, one of the most quietly coveted colors in the Hermès exotic spectrum. A soft, buttery cream with the warmth of fresh custard, Vanille is produced in vanishingly small quantities on exotic skins. A pale neutral this delicate is rarely committed to alligator, where every hide must be flawless to carry it.
It is genuine alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) confirmed by the square hallmark engraved beside the Hermès stamp, not the more common crocodile. The matte finish lets the natural scale structure speak for itself: tonal, velvety, and entirely without gloss, so the Ghillies openwork reads as texture rather than ornament. Palladium hardware and the signature Kelly run-lock complete a piece that is much a collector's object as it is a wallet.
Details
- Brand: Hermès
- Style: Portefeuille Kelly Ghillies (Long Wallet)
- Year: 2016
- Material: Matte Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- Color: Vanille
- Hardware: Palladium
- Dimensions: 20 x 2 x 12 cm
- Hallmark: Square, denoting genuine alligator
- Condition: Very Good. No visible marks or scratches. Light signs of use
- Includes original dust bag and box
- LegitApp Authenticity Tag
Every piece at The Archival Collection is authenticated before it's listed. While our standard process uses Entrupy, exotic skins fall outside Entrupy's coverage. This wallet has been independently authenticated through LegitApp and ships with its authentication tag.
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