Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to ...

A massive price tag isn't unheard of in the world of Birkins, but this one is surely the most iconic.

Discover how Jane Birkin's casual airplane complaint created fashion's most coveted accessory. From her original $10 million ...

The bag, created specifically for the late British actress in 1985, now follows the ruby slippers from 'The Wizard Oz' as the ...

But first, earlier in the episode, Sam Sussman, Vogue ’s global director of social, drops in to share what it was like to attend the Birkin bag auction in person—and explain (unrelatedly) why she ...

Jane Birkin was a British and French actress, singer, and designer. She is widely known for her roles in French cinema and ...

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering $10.1 million, including fees, on Thursday in Paris to ...

A private collector from Japan bought the prototype made for and owned by Jane Birkin.

Discover how the iconic Hermès Birkin bag was originally created for Jane Birkin and why her well-worn original just sold for ...

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

"the designer bag created while sitting on the airplane was sold at auction last thursday by the auction company sotheby's in ...

This July, nearly two years after her passing, Jane Birkin’s original Birkin bag went under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Paris.