Shebag has recently produced a batch of small Hermès Garden Party bags in new, very popular colors. These are limited-edition items at the boutiques, requiring “super VIP” status to acquire.

Shebag specializes in replicating limited-edition bags. In Shebag’s world, a bag isn’t a plane or a computer chip; it’s just leather and craftsmanship. It’s not high-tech. As long as we get top-tier leather and top-tier bag makers, we can create handmade pieces that rival those from the boutiques.

The Hermès canvas is not ordinary canvas. This style is often identified as a “Toile Officier” canvas body, or “Officier Canvas.” This canvas is “a cotton canvas that uses a thin thread of a single colour” and emphasizes durability and a strong structure.

• It features a “tighter weave,” making it denser and more refined to the touch than regular canvas.

• In the Hermès material system, there are multiple versions of canvas, such as Toile H, Toile GM, and Toile Officier.

  • Toile H: Woven from two different colored threads; a standard durable canvas.

  • Toile Officier: Uses a single-color fine thread, is more delicately woven, and is primarily used for models like the Garden Party and Herbag.

• The “Officier” version is more “high-end” than standard canvas in its touch, structure, and visual appearance.

Compared to the all-leather models, the canvas body is lighter and more suitable for daily, commuter, or casual use. The combination of canvas + leather trim makes the bag versatile—it can be used for outings or for slightly more formal occasions. It is also highly durable: because the weave is denser and uses fine, single-color thread, the overall structure is stronger and more wear-resistant than ordinary canvas.

Shebag can already source leather from parts of the Hermès leather supply chain, so getting the canvas is even easier. Hermès itself owns ranches and holds stakes in some tanneries to ensure stable quality. However, its canvas is externally sourced. Shebag simply asked a few of its partner suppliers and was able to buy the exact same canvas.