You're not with me, leather: $8,500 baseball glove?

If you’re a guy who carries a man purse (“It’s European!”), or has to finish reading this real quickly so you can vacuum the drapes, this may be just what you’ve been looking for. Hermes International, that French high fashion house that specializes in leather clothing, “lifestyle accessories” and luxury goods, is opening a men’s store in New York City. Hermes Man, on Madison Avenue at East 62nd Street, is now here for all of your men’s perfumery needs. Oh, and if you’re a Yankees fan, their web site suggests this: The hand-stitched Hermes baseball glove. Reasonably priced at $8,500.

Another signature product that is exclusive for the Hermes Man boutique is a handcrafted leather baseball glove, which retails for $8,500. “The baseball glove is a new product,” says Chavez. “It has never been made before by Hermes. We thought if we are opening our very first Hermès boutique for men in the world and it is going happen in the United States and in New York City, then we need to make to make a baseball glove. When you think about it — with the leather and the stitching, it is a natural fit for us. When we first saw the glove, we were all taken aback by how beautiful it is. And as fate would have it, as we knew this date was approaching, the New York Yankees won the World Series.”

Brian Cashman has just ordered a dozen gross.
Not for me, though. I’m saving up for the Scarlett Johansson Mango Haiti Relief Handbag.
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Hermes Opens First Men’s Store [Luxist]