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, ...

Jane Birkin's original Birkin bag has found a new owner. The black leather Hermès purse—designed by the French label's former chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas in the early '80s during a chance meeting ...

A massive price tag isn't unheard of in the world of Birkins, but this one is surely the most iconic. Sotheby's auction house just sold Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag, designed and named after the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fun fact: Jane Birkin only ever owned four Hermès Birkin bags (five, if you include the first prototype).

A fortnight ago, at Sotheby’s in Paris, the bag Hermès executive Jean-Louis Dumas made for Jane Birkin – the original Birkin bag – sold for €8.6 million. That is the highest price ever fetched at ...

The original prototype Hermès Birkin bag that belonged to the now-iconic accessory’s inspiration, the actor and singer Jane Birkin, sold for over $10 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Thursday in ...

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, on Thursday ...

Jane Birkin's original Birkin bag has found a new owner. The black leather Hermès purse—designed by the French label's former chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas in the early '80s during a chance meeting ...

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, ...