It's the Birkin bag to end all Birkin bags.. This summer, Sotheby's auction house will solicit bidders for Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag, designed and named after the British actress and ...

A limited-edition Hermès Birkin is on the block as part of an auction hosted by Julien’s. Entitled “Bold Luxury: The Limelight Edit,” the full lot includes items once owned by Marilyn ...

Budget-conscious buyers looking for luxury alternatives have flocked to Walmart’s Birkin bag look-alike, nicknamed the “Wirkin.” CNN values your feedback 1.

This month, Walmart threw its hat – or bag – in the ring, marketing a $78 purse that looks remarkably similar to the Hermès Birkin bag, long considered the final boss of designer accessories.

The original Hermès Birkin bag, which acted as the blueprint for what would become one of the most desirable celebrity status symbols in the world, will go under the hammer in Paris next month.

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 ...

Hermes Taurillon Clemence Birkin 30 . The smaller bag is about 30 centimeters in a neutral brown shade with silver accents. It costs about $6,950. ... Hermes Epsom Birkin 35 Noir Black.

Consumers sue Hermès over barriers to buying Birkin bags 03:54. The original Hermès Birkin bag, once worn by the late actor and singer Jane Birkin, is heading to auction at Sotheby's this summer.

The bag was designed in 1984 by Dumas' father after he was seated next to British actress Jane Birkin on a flight to London. "She told him, 'Well, let me tell you, I'm not happy about my bag.