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THE NAME
How the Kelly Bag Got its Name from Grace Kelly;
What made the bag the KELLY Bag was when Grace Kelly was photographed by the paparazzi for the cover of Life magazine with her secret pregnancy.
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The image aired on all news outlets around the world. This phenomenon grew the brands recognition globally. Her iconic photo, hiding her pregnant belly with the Kelly bag, became the pinacol of pop culture at the time.
The popularity of the image made consumers rush to the Hermes stores around the world asking for the Sac a Depeches bag as the KELLY bag, which is where the origins of the name comes from.
The Sac a Depeches bag got its new name as the Kelly bag, because Grace Kelly was a mainstream and loved actress that people admired. Hermes renamed the bag in 1977 in memory of Princess Grace Kelly, as the Kelly Bag. The bag continues to memorialize the memory and legacy the Princes of Monaco left behind to this day.
