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David Rosenthal: uncertainty

20 Feb 2024 Acquired Hermès

“I don't know why anybody else would want a big tote bag that could carry your boots.”

— David Rosenthal

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Speaker
David Rosenthal
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Verified speaker
Claim type
uncertainty
Recorded
20 Feb 2024
Publisher
Acquired
Episode
Hermès

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…Whoa. Yeah. This is Emile. He's going places. Right as he and Adolphe are taking over at the end of Charles-Emile's tenure, they decide to introduce a new product. They're not thinking that this is going to be a big thing at the time. Some of their customers, again, now that they've added saddles, once they get off the horse, they want something to carry the saddle and maybe their riding boots with them while the horse is in the stables wherever they're going. They say, great, we can help you with this. They introduce the Haut a Courroies bag, which translates as the high belted bag to carry saddles and boots for their clients. Like I'm saying here, this was intended to be an accessory to the main business of équipage and saddles, the equestrian business. It's not really practical for anything else. I don't know why anybody else would want a big tote bag that could carry your boots. What's this bag look like?…

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