photograph By Allie Holloway An icon requires a style signature, and the Constance needs just one letter: the H clasp, which opens easily thanks to a spring mechanism on each side of the metal bar.

Unlike its Hermès stablemates – the Birkin and the Kelly – the Constance is more simple, compact and subtle, though immediately identifiable by its key design feature, an “H”-shaped metallic clasp.

Not a Birkin or a Kelly – she had been interested in fashion for long enough to know that you had to fight to get your hands on one of those – but a Constance ... distinctive H on the buckle ...

It’s a “kind of messed-up lash” layered with a few coats of Trait d’Hermès Revitalizing Care Mascara in Rouge H, the house’s heritage cherry-burgundy shade. “The idea is to really ...

These shades are so specific to Hermès that they have names, such as Rouge H for the burgundy, Étoupe gray for the putty, and Opera Red for the scarlet that came at the end of the show.

The windows of Hermès' Bond street store are glowing red mahogany, or 'Rouge H', for the holiday season. Lit up by fluorescent tubes shaped like craftsmens' tools, they herald the arrival of 'Petit h' ...

The royal wore her Hermès ‘Constance’ Amulette Rose Gold Pendant, worth around £7,500 – which features an adorable miniature charm of the famous Hermes ... signature 'H' clasp, it can ...