The late Jane Birkin’s original Birkin bag — the prototype of the now-famous purse that was designed and named for the ...

The original Hermès Birkin bag sold for a record $10.1 million at Sotheby's Paris, setting a new "milestone" in the luxury ...

The well-worn prototype crushed the old record for the highest sale of a handbag, and became the second most expensive fashion item ever auctioned.

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for $10.1 million at Sotheby’s, smashing records. Discover the story behind fashion’s ...

Jane Birkin’s battered black leather Hermès prototype has just smashed records, selling for €8.58 million (£7.4 million) at ...

It’s arguably the most iconic bag in fashion, worn (and collected) by people all over the world – but how much do you really ...

Jane Birkin's original, 40-year-old Birkin bag, the inspiration for the iconic line, fetched a record-breaking €7 million at ...

For years, from day to night, style icon Jane Birkin carried all of her belongings around in a wicker bag. Luxury brands now offer their own interpretations of the basket.

A monumental moment in fashion history is about to occur: Jane Birkin's original Hermès Birkin bag is going up for auction at Sotheby’s in Paris on the 10th July. And as Hanushka Toni, founder ...

The Birkin Bag That Started It All Heads to Auction The now-iconic handbag was created by Hermès for actor-singer Jane Birkin in 1984 after she sat next to the company's CEO on a flight.

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

The very first of the famed Hermès Birkin handbags, owned by actor Jane Birkin, sold at auction on Thursday for $10.1 million ...