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Hermès started as a harness workshop in Paris in 1837.

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Hermès was founded in 1837 as a workshop making harnesses and saddlery for horses. That equestrian origin still shows up in its design language, from hardware shapes to riding-inspired motifs.

🤯 "Hermès started as a harness workshop in Paris in 1837. And somehow ended up selling handbags worth more than horses."

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