Hermès

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Hermès

9 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 21, 2025

  Is there a name for brands that only focus on highest quality?

  Throwing a big name at you, apologies for that But the only brand I can vouch for is Hermes. Impeccable quality 

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• #2Nov 4, 2025

  Wife wants a high quality leather purse for Christmas (NOT “luxury” brands)

  Hermes is actually very nice as big brands go! they're still independent (which is super unusual for french luxury brands, they've almost all been bought up) and place a huge priority on preserving and teaching their leatherworking methods, and making jobs in france that pay a living wage. I'm mostly a tote bag girl but they're definitely more worthy a splurge than 90 percent of new purses in its' class

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• #3Oct 7, 2025

  Best wallets for women that actually last

  Hermes isn't the only one doing it but yeah, probably perfected the formula

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• #4Oct 7, 2025

  Best wallets for women that actually last

  women wallets' price bulk is the name. Hermes is the epitome of that, btw

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• #5Oct 2, 2025

  What’s something you’ve bought once and never had to replace?

  Barbour wax jacket. Just a new coat of wax every few years. That and Hermes scarves are forever. My mom will pass hers on to me and I will pass mine on.

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• #6May 10, 2025

  How are the mighty fallen

  Yeah there are tons of great knife brands if you want a BIFL pocket knife. If you have the budget, I will always and forever recommend a Chris Reeve Sebenza, they are truly excellent knives and will last your entire life. CRK has a program to refresh your knives for a nominal fee including lock bar and blade replacements, replacement thumbstuds, re-finishing, whatever you need. Sebenzas are around $550ish. I especially recommend the ones with inlays, as they feel even more premium than the standard titanium frames. If you want something that's really fancy, Rockstead or Shirogorov. Shiro is made in Russia, Rockstead in Japan. Rockstead does some of the best blade work in the world, with ZDP-189 and true DLC over mirror finishing... truly impressive stuff. Shirogorov has amazing flippers that will last forever and are so incredibly beautiful, but you're going to pay at least $800 for a Shiro or $1200+ for Rockstead. You're in custom territory at that point. Not everyone has that budget, so the next wrung down would be Microtech, I'd take a look at a SOCOM. I carry a SOCOM all the time, and it's a great GADA type knife. They do everything well, and you can get the Rike made versions around $300ish, those are really impressive for that money. Zero Tolerance, which is the higher end brand of Kershaw makes great knives between $200-$300. Occasionally you can find blowout old stock ZTs and they always make great buys. My last ZT that I bought a few years ago was a ZT 308, which is a titanium framelock, and it ran me around $220. Absolutely awesome knife for that money. Then you have the perennial favorite, which I always recommend to my friends as a best "first good knife" - the Spyderco Paramilitary 2. Seriously, if all you want is a great everyday user and you don't need something that's built like an absolute tank and you pinky promise not to use it as a prybar, just get a PM2. The S30V versions are awesome, but they come in so many colors and steels that it'll make your eyes water. I don't recommend anything with a super high vanadium content on the steel, just stick with something reasonable. If you like crossbar style locks, The Manix 2 from Spyderco is also an awesome bet. All of the same commentary applies, it just has a really wonderful locking mechanism thats maybe a bit better for lefties. Avoid all assisted opening knives like the plague. I know a lot of people are tempted by Kershaw's Speedsafe assisted opening knives but in my experience they're junk. They have a torsion bar inside the scale that breaks all the time. CRKT is also famous for putting out trash-tier AO knives... IMO I'd just avoid all AO knives. The only good AO mechanism is Benchmade's old Nitrous system which they no longer make anymore, which is a shame bc it's really good. Under $100, you're primarily in import territory now. People really like Civivi in that price range but I have no experience with them. They're the el cheapo cost reduced brand of WE I think, and they seem okay. I also recommend Victorinox Swiss Army Knives all the time. The aluminum handle SAKs are kinda great EDCs. I carry one everywhere I go as a spare knife, just because theyre thin and light, and they have scissors which I find infinitely useful. Nothing wrong with a SAK. If you have less than $70, try a Kershaw Iridium. That's a solid knife with a solid lock for that money. I don't love Kershaw as a brand but that's a solid knife for that money. Less than $40, you're really pushing the BIFL thing, but maybe an Opinel might be in that category. These are simple traditional folding knives from France and they're pretty well made for the money. They might not be BIFL but they DO last a long time and they're really cost effective.

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• #7Mar 12, 2025

  BIFLers, what things do you not understand why people spend their money on?

  Not that you want to throw good money after bad but try to steer her towards Chanel or Hermes if she wants a new bag since those hold their value.

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• #8Mar 4, 2025

  Designer handbag with actual great quality

  Try Hermès

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• #9Jan 5, 2025

  Recommendations for Designer Backpack

  No you're right, mfs really said "This is not the place for "designer"", if that isn't gatekeeping I don't now what is. They outright claim "BIFL is understated, quality and no brand names", as if it can't be anything more or anything less. It doesn't matter if they write "most" in one sentence out of four - this sub loves to gatekeeper. Coach has excellent leather for the price - vintage examples still look lovely years later, great hardware, good construction, designs aren't anything special. They aren't designer, but easily the best value. Loewe, Longchamp, & Bottega vintage examples can be very good, but you have to search around. Their modern bags aren't bad at all either, just extremely expensive for what you get and middling design. Same with Celine, Dior, Chloe, Bulgari, they all have had some good pieces over the years, but you need to do your research as to which leather which bags use and the construction of said bag, I would never buy those brands retail. Quality on a lot of these went down post LVMH buyout, so you really have to do your research and if possible learn to feel the leather be able to differentiate between good leathers and cheap leathers coated in plastics and whatnot. People here conflate quality with value. LV bags are horrible value retail. But to say a neverful empreinte bag isn't a BIFL purchase and low quality just because its designer would be lying - you can get significantly better leather from local artisans for the same money no doubt, but treat it well and it will last you a lifetime. Hermes is probably the biggest example of this, insane margins, insane markups, but the crafstmanship is there no doubt. As long as you are well aware you are paying in majority part for the high margins, logo, designer label, design, and marketing, and that the bag only really takes 1/10th of the MSRP to construct, its a fine purchase. I've been using a hermes double-tour watch strap for the better part of a decade now, and my has a vintage herbag, and they have both aged wonderfully.

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