How I Add Vintage Hermes Annual Cadenas to My Picotin 18

Apr 30

My Hermes Annual Cadenas
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I never thought of myself as a girl to put a Twilly bow on a Picotin. It’s just not my look, but when I bought my Hermes Picotin 18, I knew I wanted to dress it up a little bit and make it mine. I started collecting the Vintage Hermes Annual Charms way before I bought my Hermes Picotin 18 and figured with a little ingenuity, this would be their time to shine.

Overview of Hermes Annual Cadenas Charms

First let’s talk about the history of the Annual Cadenas Charms. I mention this in all my Cadenas blogs, so if you’ve seen it before, scroll past for the step-by-step tutorial on adding them to a Picotin 18.

Every year Hermes creates a theme of the year for the brand and the Annual Cadenas Charms were released to commemorate it. However, this was only done between 1988-2010, which is why they are so coveted. Here is a chart showing each Annual Cadenas Charm with the years of release.

Hermes Annual Cadenas Charms by Year

Now for The Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 1. Leather Cord & a Hairband

I cut the leather cord into 2ft long pieces and found a silicone hairband.

I wanted to make sure the whole look was cohesive so I set out to find leather that looked just like the Picotin, sueded on one side and leather on the other. I found a package of leather cord at Michael’s (craft store) and decided it would be perfect. Next, a hairband. I like these Silicone ones because they have more grip.