The material of your handbag is the first and most crucial indicator of its quality and longevity. Full-grain leather: This ...

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.

The original Birkin bag is off the market, and it has broken the record for the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction. Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag sold for 7 million euros ...

The same brand engineered the most expensive handbag ever recorded. The 1001 Nights Diamond Purse carries a reported value of $3.8 million. Its structure is heart-shaped and formed from 18-karat gold.

Before today, the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction was the Hermès Kelly Bag in White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond, which garnered $513,040 in 2021, according to Sotheby's.

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 ...