Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to ...

The Hermès Birkin prototype, originally made for Jane Birkin, sold at a Sotheby's auction in Paris for $10.1 million. What to ...

A massive price tag isn't unheard of in the world of Birkins, but this one is surely the most iconic.

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin has sold for 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, at auction in Paris.

A rare Hermès 35cm Birkin shiny porosus crocodile bag in a fire-engine red called ‘braise’ is manufactured in France in 2008. Its hardware features 10.08 carats of round brilliant-cut ...

It’s a Birkin wonderland, stocked with at least $2.5 million worth of the iconic Birkin and Kelly bags at any given time lining the walls in a variety of colors and styles.

It was first sold for $2,000 in 1984, but a standard leather Birkin now costs north of $10,000 new. Some of its pricer models, including the crocodile and diamond-encrusted Birkin bags, can cost ...

It's the Birkin bag to end all Birkin bags.. This summer, Sotheby's auction house will solicit bidders for Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag, designed and named after the British actress and singer.

To date, the most expensive Birkin bag to sell publicly came via a Sotheby’s auction in 2022, with the “Diamond Himalaya Birkin,” a bag studded with white diamonds, reaching over $450,000.

Barrier to buy Hermès Birkin bag is too high, ... Former first lady Melania Trump is seen toting a Hermes handbag while walking across the South Lawn of the White House in 2019.

When asked how exactly the world's most fashionable can purchase a Birkin, Dumas told CBS that they "have to be patient." The supply and workflow cannot meet the high demand for the bags.

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin sold for 7 million euros ...