Jane Birkin’s original Hermes Birkin bag was sold for €8.6 million ($15.2 million AUD) at Sotheby’s Paris auction on July 10, 2025 after an intense ten minute bidding war.

An auction officer points to Jane Birkin’s initials on the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984, prior to its auction Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Paris.

The first Birkin handbag sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever sold at auction.

Jane Birkin’s original black leather Hermès Birkin bag is displayed at Sotheby’s in Paris. Birkin (inset) is seen carrying the bag in 1985. (Getty) ...

The original prototype Hermès Birkin bag that belonged to the now-iconic accessory’s inspiration, the actor and singer Jane Birkin, sold for over $10 million at a Sotheby’s auction on ...

The original prototype of the Hermes Birkin bag, famously crafted for and worn by singer-actress, Jane Birkin, sold for $10.03 million (8.58 million euros) at an auction in Paris on Thursday (July ...

Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag has just sold at auction at Sotheby’s in Paris for $8.2 million. Known as “The Original Birkin,” the all-black, leather handbag is the first version of this ...