The prices of Hermès bags bearing the name of Jane Birkin, who passed away on Sunday, are rising to astonishing prices.
Due to its rarity, the asking price for this bag is no less than half a million euros. Vestiaire Collection
Died at the age of 76 Jane Birkin left a huge legacy to the fashion world, not only as a beauty icon of her time, but also as the face and muse of the “Holy Grail” of the fashion world, the Hermès Birkin bag that bears her name.
The bag’s cult reputation is maintained by its ever-increasing price and the fact that almost everyone who enjoys top fashion dreams of owning a Birkin. In 2019, one made of Nile crocodile skin was sold Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 30 for as much as 360,000 euros. At the moment, the second-hand store Vestiaire Collection is selling an even rarer Hermès Birkin, the Birkin 20 made of Fauborg alligator leather, for 497,962 euros.
The British Jane Birkin didn’t know French at first, but she learned the language and recorded the song “je t’aime …moi non plus” together with Serge Gainsbourg, who also became Birkin’s husband and the father of her child. ALL OVER PRESS
The idea of Birkin was born on a plane
Half a million euros for a small handbag is a lot, but there are bag collectors in the world who are ready to pay huge sums. In March, we told about Sweden’s most valuable private collector’s collection, where numerous Hermès Birkins were found, which were auctioned for hundreds of thousands of euros.
Like the best things in general, the iconic Birkin bag was born out of necessity and chance when British actress Jane Birkin met Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas in 1981 on a flight from Paris to London. Birkin tried to put all his things on the top shelf of the machine and the straw braid bag that was stuffed to the brim fell over. At that time, Birkin exclaimed to Dumas when he heard that the beautiful Little Bags were not big enough for carrying.
Luxury Helsinki sells used Hermès Birkin bags. Prices vary depending on the condition and model of the bag. Jenni Gästgivar
While talking with Birkin, Dumas realized that women wanted a luxury bag that was both practical and fashionable. This is how the Hermès Birkin bags were born and for example With Victoria Beckham rumored to be the €2 million Hermès-Birk collection, and Kim Kardashian too there are so many bags that she uses her Birkin as her gym bag.
In the Hermès Birkin, not only the brand pays, but also the craftsmanship. Each bag is made by hand, and it takes at least 40 working hours to make a bag, i.e. the equivalent of one working week.
The orange Hermès Birkin is iconic and favored by Hollywood stars. Here, Catherine Zeta-Jones carries her eyelids with both hands. Ron Asadorian / Splash News