Jane Birkin, who died Sunday aged 76, will be remembered as an actor and singer — but it is in fashion that her legacy may endure the longest.

Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to fit of all her belongings—was sold for $10.1 million at an auction.

Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to fit of all her belongings—was sold for $10.1 million at an auction.

July 16, 2023 / 4:16 PM EDT / CBS/AP Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English grace, natural style and social activism, has died at age 76.

Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (1969) This album, with iconic songs “Je t’aime…moi non plus” (“I love you…me neither”) and “Jane B.”, helped solidify Birkin’s music career.

It was first sold for $2,000 in 1984, but a standard leather Birkin now costs north of $10,000 new. Some of its pricer models, including the crocodile and diamond-encrusted Birkin bags, can cost ...

It felt like a new Jane Birkin, inhabiting her physicality in a way that was almost dangerously unrestrained — and it earned her the first of three César Award nominations.