Lisa, one of my best friends from Cornell, just moved to Madrid so I went to visit her last week and then we hopped on a plane to Barcelona for a few days. She lives in the Salamanca district and her apartment is only a handful of blocks from Hermes so naturally I wandered in! I was not expecting to buy anything — just wanted to oogle the Collier de Chien belt and cuff (I’ve wanted both forever — how could I not — but cannot bring myself to pay the price. Though when I saw Couture Snob Tina looking so chic in her belt during Fashion Week all I could think of was running into the nearest Hermes boutique and snatching them both up!!). Incidentally the Madrid Hermes boutique had neither the cuff nor the belt, but they did have a relatively new bracelet called Rivale (371 euros or $480). It looks like a cross between my coveted Collier de Chien ($1000) and the Kelly Double Tour ($410), which I have in white and is one of my fave bracelets (bought it in St. Tropez about three years ago — I wear it quite often and even though it’s white it has never gotten dirty). I’m loving the Rivale which I got in taupe with silver hardware (matches my watch!). It’s a great buy — easy to wear and the price isn’t too guilt-inducing. It’s sort of like the frugal woman’s Collier de Chien:)
Sharon-I LOVE this—I have both bracelets you mentioned
and I’m thinking I NEED this one as well!!! HEHE!!
(It looks GREAT with your Cartier-BTW)
XOXO
PS…Sharon—Do you wear your bracelets like you have it in the pic? I like to put mine on mine b4 I put on my watch–is their a wrong way and right way? THX!!
PSS…My bro in-law and my cousin both went to Cornell..
XOXO
Oops…One to many “mine” on my other post… =)
O no way that’s great loved Cornell..what year did they graduate? And yes I put it on before the watch. I think the picture makes it look like my hand is on the other side, but my hand is actually on the left side (ie the bracelet is on top of the watch if that makes sense!).
Yes, on top of the watch is how I was going to word it but thought it wouldnt make sense lol…Thx!! and Yes your pic does look like its the other way around…
My bro in-law graudated from Cornell Vet School in 1996 So I’m sure he is much older then you–He is now a very successful Vet with his own practice in Malibu—My cousin I think is closer to your age, I’m thinking 28, prob a bit older then you—he graduated, I wanna say 04 maybe—He is a bigwig banker up by you in Manhattan. =)
That’s awesome two of my good friends are studying to be vets:) and if you do get the bracelet I hope you enjoy it as much as me!
Picked it up yesterday–(in black/sliver)—HEHE!!!! =)
THX!!!!! x
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I think the watch would look better on the other side of the bracelet. It also looks like the metals are hitting each other.
i dont think the bracelet matches the watch. i prefer wearing alone ,santos watch needs golden bracelet .