On average, leather Constances have averaged between $10,000 and $12,000 in past years, though prices ticked upward in 2021 with 18cm leather versions clocking in at $13,600 and 24cm examples averaging $12,800. While resale prices for these bags are not always above retail, store-fresh and limited edition examples often do command auction prices with a premium. In decades past, these bags have even been available readily at Hermes stores, though today, Constances are considered ‘quota’ bags along side Birkins and Kellys at most boutiques. Since handbag auctions began, Constance bags have been on offer. One aspect of the Constance that is constant is its presence on the auction market. It’s ironic that a bag called the Constance is so constantly changing. Recent examples include the multicolor and black One a Summer’s Day and Night Constances featuring designs by Nigel Peake, the multicolor marbled silk constance, and the Au Bout du Monde Constance among others. These bags tend to have their own limited designs separate from the season’s special Birkins and Kellys. Recent limited edition collections have featured Constances with H clasps made of stone, lizard, alligator, enamel, mirrors, and more. Since its inception the Constance has been produced in unusual materials and with unusual hardwares. The micro 15cm Constance has been produced sporadically since the 1990’s (and is occasionally still produced today), though the production runs of the Constance Elan, which elongates the design to a 25cm length, the 29cm Constance, which features an extra large H clasp and extra tick strap, and the 29cm Constance Cartable, which features a short handle rather than a shoulder strap, have all been discontinued. The 2000’s saw limited production runs of other Constance sizes as well. Around the turn of the millenium, Hermes phased out the 23cm Constance (and the 25cm Constance which was produced for a short period in the 1990’s) in favor of the 24cm double gusset version that is still produced today. Today, all Constances are made with a double gusset construction. Both of these sizes were produced with either one or two gussets, which create bags with one or two interior compartments the main differentiating factor between Constances.
The first four decades of Constance's were populated with both 18cm and 23cm versions. Senior National Food Inspector Wang Silu also said the products used to thicken the ice cream were safe.Ĭhicecream has promoted itself as a Chinese alternative to Western brands such as Magnum and Haagen-Dazs, using supposedly natural ingredients and locally-inspired product designs.Birthed in 1959 along with its designer’s daughter who shares the name, the Constance bag is considered the third side of the handbag pyramid, forever connected to and supported by the iconic Birkin and Kelly bags.
“We believe that it is not scientific to judge the quality of ice cream by baking, drying or heating ice cream,” the brand said in a Weibo post that scooped up over 168,000 likes.ĪFP could not verify the videos, and the stabilisers – a food additive used to preserve structure – commonly used in mass-produced ice creams have been widely approved for use, including by the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration.
However, after a lengthy period it still had not melted. The ice cream was exposed to room temperatures of 31 degrees. The company said on Wednesday that its products were in line with national food safety regulations. The most expensive offering of Chicecream – called Zhong Xue Gao in Chinese – costs CNY66 (USD10). The footage sparked consternation online, prompting users to question the company’s high prices and whether the products were overloaded with additives. Videos showing Chicecream’s ice creams staying solid when lighters were held to them went viral, revealing they did not fully melt when left in a 31 degree Celsius room for an hour or under a very hot flame. BEIJING (AFP) – A Chinese brand once dubbed the ‘Hermes of ice cream’ has come under fire after Internet users said some of its products do not melt – even when baked with a blowtorch.
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