The original handbag that Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas crafted specially for actress Jane Birkin was sold at auction in Paris.

A massive price tag isn't unheard of in the world of Birkins, but this one is surely the most iconic.

Hermès Birkin bags are the most coveted—and valuable—purses in the world. Few accessories have held such a firm grip on pop ...

The Paris auction room buzzed with anticipation as the sale got underway, with the auctioneer reminding the crowd that the ...

The coveted designer bag was created after Franco-British actress Jane Birkin met Hermes CEO Jean-Louis Dumas on a flight in ...

The well-worn prototype crushed the old record for the highest sale of a handbag, and became the second most expensive fashion item ever auctioned.

While Sotheby’s didn’t identify the buyer of the original Birkin bag, it did say that the Hermes bag went to an unidentified ...

The first-ever Birkin handbag sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing ...

PARIS: The original bag custom-made for actress Jane Birkin, which became one of the era-defining designs of the 20th century ...