The bag has your things and your secrets. The 43-year-old creative director of leather goods at Herms sat in her office in Pantin, just outside of Paris, and talked about the relationship between her private life and her exterior life.
In 2020 she was appointed to her current role, after joining the leather goods métier in 2015. If you can get your hands on a bag that is handmade by a single craftsperson, you're in luck. The Kelly bag is named for Grace Kelly and the Birkin is named for Jane Birkin, but most people don't know about the next big one. Ms. Spring's father and mother were both teachers who wanted their daughter to be curious about the world. She played basketball until she was 25 and learned five languages. Ms. Spring said that it was important to work within a team. She keeps a baseball glove and art books in her office.