Hermès
$28,000.00
Model: Kelly Cut clutch
Skin: Shiny (lisse) alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
Color: Rose Sheherazade (J5)
Hardware: Palladium
Closure: Kelly turn-lock and sangle, front flap
Dimensions: Approximately 31 x 11 cm | 12.2″ x 4.3″
Year: 2023, box label dated April 29, 2023
Condition: Unworn, original felt protector in place
Includes: Full set (orange box with original label, dust bag, small dust pouch, Hermès tag)
The Kelly Cut takes the most recognizable closure in the Hermès catalog and reduces it to a single horizontal line. It drops the handle, the gussets and the structured body. What’s left is a slim, elongated clutch defined by the Kelly sangle running across its face and locked with the signature turn-lock. It is the Kelly at its most architectural: an evening piece meant to be carried in hand or under the arm, where the proportions do all the talking.
Exotics are where the Kelly Cut is at its best, and shiny alligator is the most sought-after execution. Hermès polishes the skin by hand to a deep, glassy finish. On a flat clutch like this, the large central scales lie across the front panel uninterrupted, so the pattern reads as one continuous surface rather than being broken up by seams and gussets. Alligator is among the most demanding skins Hermès works with, and pieces in it are allocated in limited numbers through the boutiques.
Rose Sheherazade, color code J5, is one of the house’s most distinctive exotic shades: a deep raspberry pink with saturated red undertones that shifts from jewel-toned to almost crimson as the light changes. Palladium hardware keeps the palette cool and crisp against that warmth.
This example dates to 2023 and comes complete with its orange box bearing the original Hermès label, dust bag, small dust pouch and tag.
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