Jane Birkin's original Hermès Birkin Bag sold for $10.1 million at auction through Sotheby's on July 10, making it the most expensive ever sold. Her original Birkin prototype has several unique ...

Jane’s original Birkin bag made history last week, selling for $10 million (€8.6 million) at Sotheby’s Paris—more than any handbag has ever sold at auction. This is the true story of how Jane’s bag ...

The forgotten story behind the most famous handbag in the world—and the woman who inspired it. Most "It" bags are clocked only by a group of fashion insiders and accessory aficionados. Some, like the ...

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, ...

A 40-year-old purse that inspired the world’s most prestigious line of handbags sold at a Sotheby’s auction in Paris on Thursday morning for €8.6 million ($10.1 million) after fees to an unidentified ...

Who spends $10.1 million on an old handbag? Japanese resale mogul Shinsuke Sakimoto, that’s who. The now-revealed mystery buyer placed his winning bid from halfway around the world on the original ...

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin prototype is heading to Sotheby’s auction block. The design will lead the house’s Fashion Icons sale in Paris on July 10. The legendary bag, commissioned in 1984 ...

A black leather Hermès Birkin bag previously owned by the actress and style icon Jane Birkin herself has sold at Sotheby's for $2.8 million. The sale took place at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort ...

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 ...

Jane Birkin lounges on the stone steps in front of the Eiffel Tower as she unceremoniously dumps the contents of her beat-up black handbag onto the ground. An avalanche of personal items cascades out: ...

In a new biography, “It Girl,” the journalist Marisa Meltzer makes a case for the doe-eyed style icon as more than a muse. By Joumana Khatib Why has this obsession endured? By Marisa Meltzer A lively ...