Carrying lunch into the office from home can be one way to save money — except, perhaps, when it is stored in Pharrell Williams ’ Louis Vuitton sandwich bag costing over $3,000. Record ...

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.

It cost a whole bag of money. The original Hermès Birkin handbag made for actress, singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin in 1984 has sold at auction for a staggering €7 million ($8.18 million).

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The original Birkin bag, which set the template for arguably the most coveted accessory in fashion history, has been bought for €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m), becoming the most valuable handbag ever ...

THE original Hermès Birkin bag has been sold for £8.6million — making it the most expensive handbag in the world. The prototype of the iconic range of bags, auctioned in Paris yesterday, was … ...

Jane Birkin poses for photographers at the photo call for the film Jane By Charlotte at the 74th international film festival, in Cannes, France, in July 2021. The actress-singer died on Sunday.

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag sold for a record-breaking €7 million, with fees totaling €8.6 million, or $10.1 million, this afternoon at Sotheby’s in Paris. It is now the most ...

"I would say that the Birkin was an accidental icon," Meltzer said. A Birkin bag generally sells at a price between $20,000 to $30,000, but the price can go up dramatically on the secondary market.

Now, the original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late Jane Birkin — is in a new league of its own.