Hermes unveils $ 12.900 Basketball (Exclusive)

Only two balls of light blue Hermes passport holder leather calf were obtained for a price that Kobe or LeBron could love - but insists Robert Chavez, CEO of the American high-fashion brand, "It can certainly be used to play." This article was published in The Hollywood Reporter on 23 August. You probably need to engage the salary of a player in the NBA in the latest offering from Hermes. 4 September to celebrate the reopening of its 12,000-square-foot Beverly Hills store (434 N. Rodeo Drive), which is being renovated, is the brand of his first basketball for the modest sum of $ 12.900. It's completely over-the-top - the average, the costs used by Spalding NBA players only $ 169.95 - but the supplier of luxury hopes that some of his hardcore fans will play ball. Only two were produced to order workshop in Paris, under the artistic direction of Pierre-Alexis Dumas. Hermes ostrich The fashion brand, which turned out footballs and soccer balls in the past, to his signature turned orange for a California-chic, cool blue for the ball, the bull calf is about the same performance as hand-sewn coveted Hermes Birkin bags. "It represents the sky, the sea and all the beautiful pools, a way of life in Los Angeles and Southern California," said Robert Chavez, Hermes American CEO, said that the exceptional quality of the leather and the account craftsmanship for the price of the ball. Whether the piece of athletic endurance should be for play or display, Chavez, who grew up in Texas and enjoys watching football, THR says, "It can certainly be used to read - the leather is sturdy and why not as a unique piece comes to life on the earth? "Just do not lose it in the bushes. Hermes new sonctance