Hermès

Hermès Fauve Barenia Faubourg Birkin HAC Haut à Courroies A Dos PM Palladium Hardware, 2022

• The interior is lined with Swift leather
• Includes clochette, lock, keys, felt, care booklet, dust bag, and box
• This item is final sale and not eligible for return

Serving as design inspiration for the iconic Birkin bag, the Hermès Haut à Courroies – or Hermès HAC – was first released in 1892. Hermès’ first bag, the Hermès HAC was originally designed for carrying a saddle and equestrian riding boots. 

Haut à Courroies translates to high-belt in French, in reference to the closure sangles that latch around the top of the bag. What makes the Hermès HAC so important in Hermès’ history is its connection to the world-famous Birkin bag. When Jean-Louis Dumas sketched out a design for Jane Birkin on the back of an air-sickness bag on that well-known flight between London and Paris, his starting point for design inspiration was the Hermès HAC.

Not long ago, Hermès transformed the Haut à Courroies into a minute crossbody sling bag. Dubbed the Hermès HAC a Dos, this new design features the classic Hermès HAC hardware paired with an adjustable Amazone canvas strap. Produced in two sizes – PM and GM – the Hermès HAC a Dos is an exciting development in the history of Hermès’ longest lived design.