An auction officer displays the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984, prior to its auction Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) ...

Cher, Brigitte Bardot, Diana Ross, Farrah Fawcett, and Jane Birkin: When it comes to the 1970s, these were the icons in ...

Jane Birkin's 'The Original Birkin' handbag is going up for auction as part of the Paris Fashion Icons sale on July 10 Then-Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas made the bag for actress Jane Birkin in 1984 ...

A monumental moment in fashion history is about to occur: Jane Birkin's original Hermès Birkin bag is going up for auction at Sotheby’s in Paris on the 10th July.

Jane Birkin’s ‘The Original Birkin’ bag, designed by then-Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas in 1984, is set to be auctioned in Paris next month. In a statement, Morgane Halimi of Sotheby’s ...

An electronic board shows the bid after the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin was sold at auction for 7 million euros or $8.2 million, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Paris.

Jane Birkin’s prototype Hermès Birkin bag, which sold for over $10m at auction on Thursday, inspired a line of bags now considered some of the most valuable and desired in the world (AFP/Getty) ...

The Hermès' Birkin prototype originally made for and owned by Jane Birkin was sold by Sotheby's for $10.1 million in Paris on July 10 Birkin's iconic handbag, which debuted in 1985, was bid on in ...

FILE - Jane Birkin poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Jane By Charlotte' at the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, July 8, 2021.

Jane Birkin's 'The Original Birkin' handbag is going up for auction as part of the Paris Fashion Icons sale on July 10 Then-Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas made the bag for actress Jane Birkin in 1984 ...

Scuffed, scratched and stained, this black leather Birkin bag just sold for €8.6 million ($10 million), with fees, becoming the most expensive handbag to ever sell at auction.