Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sold for $10 million
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This is the bag. Mother of all ‘it’ bags, really,' author Marisa Meltzer says in a video shared by Sotheby's to promote the auction.
The original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late Jane Birkin — is up for auction in Paris.
Born out of a chance encounter, Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag has surpassed all expectations and sold for €8.6 million in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever bought at an auction.
Kylie Jenner is no stranger to one-of-a-kind pieces of fashion. She's been known to wear custom dresses at runway shows in Paris, lean into a throwback accessory, or coordinate with her boyfriend Timothée Chalamet at the Golden Globes. So it was no surprise to see that she casually owns two rare Hermès purses.