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Hermès craftsman shows Saipan the making of a luxury hand bag
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Posted on Dec 26 2008
A leather craftsman from Paris, France arrives at dawn today for a nine-day demonstration on the art of making a signature shoulder bag by hand.
Guillaume Dulatillion will begin the demonstration at 11am today at the Hermès Boutique of the DFS Galleria Saipan.
Dulatillion was also here last year for a similar cause, which is to demonstrate the unique Hermès craftsmanship practiced in Paris workshops for over 170 years.
Boutique manager Faye HJ Jang confirmed the arrival of Dulatillion yesterday.
Customers of the Paris-based company will have the opportunity to see how the master craftsman makes a bag at the boutique from Dec. 27 to Jan. 5.
The demonstrations are set at 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 10pm.
Those who have Hermès bags that need to be repaired could bring them to Dulatillion.
Dulatillion will then bring the bags to Paris, where the original maker of the bag would personally repair it. Every Hermès product has a patch that identifies the name and code of the maker of that particular product.
Jang said it takes about 17 days for a master craftsman to finish a leather bag because of the intricate stitching process.
The most expensive item currently on display at the boutique is worth $26,000. It is made of crocodile skin with diamond designs and accessories.
DFS Galleria Saipan sales assistant manager Wolf Mojica said they are pleased to have this great feature for Saipan and the public is invited to come and watch.
The craftsman will manufacture, by hand stitching, several leather hand bags and explain to people how it is done.
