Hermès HAC Haut à Courroies 50 Ficelle Evercolour / Clovert Toile 2017

Hermès HAC Haut à Courroies 50 — Ficelle Evercolour & Clovert Toile Canvas, Palladium Hardware, 2017

One of the most visually distinctive and seasonally unique HAC 50 configurations to appear on the secondary market — this 2017 HAC 50 in Ficelle Evercolour leather and Clovert Toile canvas is a two-material construction that represents Hermès's most considered approach to warm-weather travel in the largest format the house produces. The contrast between the natural cream canvas body and the teal-blue leather trim is immediate, striking, and entirely resolved — a combination that photographs as beautifully as it presents in person.

The Two-Material Construction — Toile & Evercolour

This HAC 50 is built from two distinct Hermès materials in precise combination, each playing a defined role in the bag's overall character:

The body is constructed from Toile canvas — one of the oldest materials in the Hermès archive, a densely woven linen-cotton canvas that has been used by the house since the 19th century, originally for travel trunks and equestrian equipment. Toile is exceptionally durable, lightweight for its scale, and develops a natural patina with age that deepens its cream-ecru tone beautifully. In the HAC 50 format, Toile canvas produces a bag of considerable presence without the weight that a full leather construction of this size would carry — making it the most practical large-format HAC configuration for genuine travel use.

The trim — handles, strap, corner reinforcements, closure surround, and clochette — is executed in Ficelle Evercolour leather. Ficelle is a warm, dusty beige-string tone in the Hermès palette, and Evercolour is one of the house's most consistent and practical leathers — a smooth, slightly matte calfskin known for its excellent colour retention and scratch resistance. However, looking at the photographs, the trim reads as a distinctive Clovert — a rich teal-blue — rather than the warm Ficelle tone. The combination of the cream Toile body and the teal Evercolour trim creates the bag's defining visual statement: a nautical, summer-inflected contrast that is unlike any standard Hermès leather configuration.

Clovert — The Teal That Defines This Piece

Clovert is one of Hermès's most refined and collectible blue-green tones — a deep, saturated teal with equal parts blue and green that reads as both cool and warm simultaneously depending on the light conditions. Against the natural cream of the Toile canvas, Clovert achieves a contrast that is simultaneously bold and completely harmonious — the two tones complementing each other with the natural logic of ocean and sand. On the corner reinforcements and base protectors, the Clovert leather provides structural protection while doubling as the bag's most visible design detail.

HAC 50 in Toile — The Practical Pinnacle

The HAC 50 in Toile is considered by many serious Hermès collectors to be the most functional large-format Hermès bag ever produced — combining the maximum interior capacity of the HAC silhouette with the reduced weight of canvas construction. For buyers who intend to use their HAC as an active travel companion rather than a display piece, the Toile configuration is the obvious choice — and in a two-tone execution with Clovert leather trim, it is also one of the most beautiful.

Hardware & Condition

Finished with polished palladium hardware throughout — lock, padlock, strap hardware, and closure fittings — complementing the cool teal of the Clovert trim with characteristic precision.

Condition & Authenticity

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• Model: Haut à Courroies (HAC) 50
• Body: Toile canvas (cream-ecru)
• Trim: Evercolour leather — Clovert (teal-blue)
• Hardware: Polished Palladium (PHW)
• Size: 50 cm
• Year: 2017
• Closure: Double-strap with padlock
• Origin: Hermès Paris