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Jane Birkin's original Birkin bag breaks records with $10 million sale in Paris auction

Bids opened at €1 million and quickly escalated, with nine collectors driving up the price to gasps and applause at the Paris auction house.

Fortune

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès handbag sells for record €8.6m at Paris auction

Prototype for bag once owned by British-born singer and actor is most expensive fashion accessory sold at auction in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Prototype Hermès bag designed for Jane Birkin sells for €7 million

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Original Hermes Birkin becomes most valuable handbag ever sold at auction

The bag has become a status symbol, carried by celebrities including Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Kylie Jenner.

Evening Standard

Crowd gasps as Jane Birkin’s original Hermès handbag sells for millions

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès handbag was sold for more than £6m (€7m) at Sotheby’s auction on Thursday (10 July).

The Independent UK

The $10 Mn Bag: Original Birkin Smashes Records At Paris Auction

The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag.

International Business Times

The original Birkin bag is sold for €7 million: The history of Jane Birkin’s Hermès legacy

The first Birkin bag ever created was sold in Paris for roughly £6 million.

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Watch live: Jane Birkin’s original Hermès handbag goes up for auction at Sotheby’s

Watch live as the original Hermès Birkin bag, designed for singer Jane Birkin, is auctioned at Sotheby's Paris "Fashion Icons" sale during Haute Couture Week on Thursday, 10 July.

The Independent UK

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag is up for auction in Paris

The original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984 is up for auction in Paris

The Independent UK

Never Managed To Rock Bangs? These 9 Looks Prove That The French Girl Fringe Works With All Hair Styles

Everyone from Dakota Johnson to Jenna Ortega is wearing them

Marie Claire

‘Never out of fashion’: basket bags are accessory of the summer (again)

Spirit of Jane Birkin and her famous fisherman’s basket is being channelled by luxury brands and high street alike

The Guardian - UK

‘Fashion murder’: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy fans aghast at first images from Netflix series

Style watchers quick to disapprove of late publicist’s portrayal in Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin's OG Birkin Bag Is Up for Grabs and It's a Monumental Moment in Fashion History

Experts estimate it could reach seven figures at auction

Marie Claire

How Much Could the Original Birkin Bag Fetch? The Priciest Sold for $500K – This Iconic Piece Might Shatter Records

A rare original Hermès Birkin bag is heading to auction, and it could break records by surpassing the $500,000 mark. Discover what makes this iconic handbag so valuable.

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The Independent UK

Walmart fakes, year-long waits, and lawsuits: is a Birkin bag really worth it?

IN FOCUS: As Sotheby’s prepares to auction off the first ever Birkin bag, inspired by French screen star Jane Birkin, Annabel Nugent looks into the history of the iconic style – and what it takes to secure one today

The Independent UK

Why are adult women obsessed with Labubu dolls – and should I be, too?

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As Chinese retailer Pop Mart temporarily halts sales of its keychain gremlin doll Labubu in UK stores, Ellie Muir speaks to proud connoisseurs of the toy and luxury goods experts about why accessorising bags has taken over fashion runways and street style simultaneously – and how a…

The Conversation

Birkin vs Wirkin: the backlash against the global elite and their luxury bags – podcast

The Birkin bag made by French luxury retailer Hermès has become a status symbol for some of the global elite. Notoriously difficult to obtain, a select few obsess over how to get their hands on one.

Marie Claire

Dua Lipa Trades Airport Essentials for Controversial Tabi Flats and an Overflowing Birkin Bag

She paired it with fashion's most controversial flats.

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Fortune

Hermès gives staff a near-$5,000 bonus amid luxury boost

Hermès said it would "stay the course" to attract and retain customers across the world as it announced revenues of $15.9 billion.

Evening Standard

Best jeans with front pockets for 70s-inspired charm

Our love letter to the oh-so Parisian, vintage denim silhouette

Marie Claire

The Debate Over "Walmart Birkins" and Authentic Birkins, Explained

A mass retailer's look-alike bag set the internet ablaze this holiday season.

Evening Standard

'London streets are no longer safe': influencers panic as Birkins join Rolex and Canada Goose as crime targets

When a £10,000 Birkin was nicked from an Oxford Street changing room, fear spread throughout the Hermès-bag-wearing community

Evening Standard

OPINION - I'm sorry, but this is why I have no sympathy for the woman whose £10,000 handbag was stolen in London

It did not, I have to say, take long for my sympathy for the woman who had her designer handbag stolen from a changing room in Oxford Street to evaporate into thin air. And that was when I read the headline to the story: “The moment an influencer had her…

Fortune

Hermès dynasty heir insists $10,000 bags aren’t expensive

Pierre-Alexis Dumas oversees artistic direction at Hermès and says its items are costly, not expensive.

Marie Claire

Jennifer Lopez's Birkin Bags Ranked, From Rare to Rarest

The Hermès style was her most reliable co-star in 2024.

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