I mean, seriously, you can just imagine some artisan, probably in France, meticulously stitching away at some gorgeous leather. Epsom, crocodile… whatever your fancy, I guess. I saw something online about mixing crocodile leather with HAAS epsom calf skin. Sounds fancy AF, right? Gotta admit, that’s kinda tempting.
And the Bearn, oh man, the Bearn. Apparently, it’s named after some region in France. Bearn. Never heard of it, tbh, but whatever, the *wallet* is the important thing. That little ‘H’ closure is just so iconic. Like, everyone knows what it is, even if they can’t afford it. Which, let’s be honest, most of us probably can’t… unless we’re going the “Replica” route. And yeah, I saw stuff about replicas… SYMode, RepLadies… but, like, are they *really* the same? I dunno. Morally grey area, right? Plus, you always worry about getting ripped off.
Honestly, the whole thing is a bit of a rabbit hole. You start looking at wallets and then you’re down a path of bags, Lindy 20cm Q5 Rouge… whatever that means! It’s all so much! And the colors… Turquoise Bearn Epsom leather? Nior? What’s the diff? It’s all just fancy names to make you spend more money, probably. Still, gotta admit, the *idea* of a full handmade wallet in, like, a really vibrant color is kinda appealing. Especially with silver hardware. That just screams “expensive,” doesn’t it?
