How Jane Birkin inspired the capacious saddle-stitched status symbol worn on the arms of A-List celebrities today — and why the bag’s prices have been soaring.

With million-rand price tags and a waiting list longer than a government tender process, the Birkin has us all asking: are ...

A bag handed out with magazine subscriptions has become a favorite accessory for cultural elites. How a free canvas tote became a bigger status symbol than a $10,000 Hermès bag Share ...

While the bags aren't worth much, they have become a "status symbol," Manhattan-based psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert told FOX Business."People's obsession with these mini Trader Joe's reusable ...

A employee holds a $129,000 crocodile Hermes Birkin Bag during a private opening for the new Hermes store on Wall Street in New York 21 June 2007. Timothy A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images By Tara John ...

Zara said the bag came from an external supplier and the symbol had not been visible when it was selected. A customer who returned the bag to the shop when she noticed the symbol said staff had been ...