The Hermès Garden Party 23 in Étoupe grey Togo leather is the best-selling version, and Shebag keeps the largest inventory for this color.

Shebag is able to deliver a level of refinement comparable to the authentic bag for the most popular Étoupe Togo Garden Party 23 because of its precise control over this subtle color and its faithful restoration of the leather’s natural characteristics.

Étoupe is a highly distinctive warm grey that blends grey, brown, and taupe undertones. Under different lighting conditions, it shows delicate variations, which is exactly where low-end replicas struggle the most.

Shebag does not rely on visual guesswork. Instead, it performs scientific analysis on authentic leather to determine the exact proportions of grey, brown, and yellow undertones within the Étoupe color.

Partner tanneries use proprietary dye formulas to ensure that the color penetrates deeply into every layer of the Togo leather fibers. This through-dyeing process creates a color that looks rich, natural, and alive, avoiding the dull, flat, or washed-out grey commonly seen in inferior replicas.

The authentic Étoupe color has depth and dimension, changing subtly with the light. Shebag’s process preserves this “chameleon-like” quality, giving the bag a refined and sophisticated visual depth.

By using European calfskin crust leather sourced from the same upstream supply as Hermès, and by precisely controlling the time and intensity of the drumming process, Shebag ensures that the Togo leather develops a natural pebbled grain that is well-proportioned, full, and three-dimensional.

The Garden Party is a relatively casual bag, and the full-leather version requires a certain degree of drape. Shebag carefully calibrates the leather’s thickness and softness so that the bag falls and relaxes naturally during use, expressing the effortless elegance and relaxed feel seen in the authentic piece.

The edge paint for the Étoupe color must match the leather body precisely. Shebag uses high-quality Italian edge paint and applies multiple layers of hand finishing and polishing to ensure smooth, durable edges with a color that blends seamlessly into the leather, enhancing the overall sense of refinement.