Hermes X Bugatti Collaboration

When asked to think about a famous luxury brand, one of the prominent names that would enter our minds would be Hermes. A combination of rich heritage, exquisite craftsmanship, eye for detail, and high levels of quality and professionalism through the entire manufacturing process gives Hermès a position of superiority in the very competitive and ruthless world of luxury. Similarly, Bugatti stands tall amongst luxury cars preferred across the world. Bugatti has been pushing the boundaries of physics and engine capabilities in pursuit of speed since 1909.

When two highly accomplished brands in their domain come together to create a product that collectively embodies their values it is bound to be the showstopper.

This resulted in the creation of “Bugatti Chiron Hermes”
This masterpiece was created as a bespoke one-off Chiron for Californian real-estate mogul Manny Khoshbin.

This project began when Bugatti unveiled their new Chiron at the Geneva Motor show which caught Manny’s eye and decided to go forward with the purchase. Manny could have got his Chiron long back if he chose his Spec from Bugatti’s Spec Palette, but he did not do that Manny wanted something very special and unique that could stand out among the other Chiron’s. He wanted to completely personalize this dream venture and decided to rope in Hermes to help make his vision come to life.
At first, Bugatti did not agree to go forward with this idea and had their reservations. However, after much deliberation, they agreed to collaborate and the build for Bugatti Chiron Hermes began in 2018.

Manny was also very particular about the color he chose for his bespoke car. He shuffled between a wide range of colors before settling for “Creie”. The Chiron Hermes is painted in Creie, a Custom One-Off Paint Color created by Hermes. Every single visible Body Panel of this car is painted in Creie. The Rear Bumper on the Chiron Hermes is painted in Creie as well. In Simple Words, this Chiron is just dipped in Creie completely with no room for any other contrast.

Another addition that Manny wanted to incorporate was the sky view which allows more sunlight to enter the driver’s side. This addition cost him a whopping USD 60,000. There also is a light strip of LED that separates the driver from the additional passenger. The Hermes Chiron also has a Custom One-off Horseshoe Grille. The Horseshoe is made of Brushed Aluminum just like other Chiron’s but unlike the X mark that is present on other chirons, this car has the “H” monogram embellished that indicates the Hermes collaboration.

As the exterior is spectacular the interiors don’t fail to amaze either. The car is completely personalized with the usage of iconic Hermes leather. Two types of leather are used in this car - Ecrw Leather and Creie Leather. The door panels are lined with a special Cashmere silk fabric. This leather was used just for this car and no other Hermes product in this world will ever use it in the future which takes exclusivity to another level as never seen before.

Another feature that adds to the exclusivity would be the usage of “Hermes 1 of 1” on the chiron dedication plate as opposed to “Chiron 1 of 500” as used in other chirons.

Hermes also provided a women’s handbag and a travel bag made with the same leather, like that of the car. They also provided a mini hand model of the car to help reinstate the exclusivity and the customer experience.

Finally, after a tedious work of 4 years on the unique one of a kind collaboration Manny received the delivery at his residence in California on December 28, 2019.

Even though this collaboration was with 2 brands with completely different identities and values of their own, the end product seems to be a perfect amalgamation of their brand ethics and as luxury enthusiasts, we would love to see many more such collaborations from different luxury brands.