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The bag was designed in 1984 after then-Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas had a chance encounter with the actress Jane Birkin The businessman who spent $10 million to own Jane Birkin's original Birkin bag ...

A Hermès Birkin isn’t a handbag: it’s a status symbol, a collector’s item and, for most of us, a total fantasy. But Target’s in-house brand A New Day has a mini top handle handbag that channels the ...

The record-breaking sale of Hermès’ original Birkin bag was among the most remarkable auctions of modern times. Last month’s nine-way bidding battle opened with an offer of 1 million euros that ...

Whether chillin’ or workin’, Jacob Godfrey’s got his Birkin. Much like the Hollywood hunks and A-list athletes who elevate their swag with the Hermès handbag, he’s leading the charge in the “Man ...

The Birkin Bag is the ultimate status symbol: wildly expensive, ridiculously hard to get and immediately identifiable. Real Housewives collect it, hip-hop artists rap about it and “Sex and the City” ...

The Hermès Birkin may now stand as the ultimate symbol of status and exclusivity, but it began by chance — the result of a spilled purse and a serendipitous meeting on a short flight. "The birth of ...

In a world where trends fade overnight and luxury goods lose their shine, one handbag has managed to defy the rules of fashion economics. The Hermès Birkin straddles the line between luxury and ...