Posted AT 11:39 PM EST on 17/06/08
Time to cut back: Try the $31,000 bag instead
Christian Blanckaert sweeps under the cherry wood arch of the spanking new Hermès store, snug in the heart of Toronto's aspiring Mink Mile. Two matte-finished crocodile Birkin bags sit sparely and artfully in a display case. One is priced at $41,000 and the other at $31,000. Why? Because the former is porosus and the latter is niloticus, and if you want to learn about luxury branding you had better know your skins.
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