Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to ...

Now, the original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late Jane ...

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

A private collector from Japan bought the prototype made for and owned by Jane Birkin.

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

"the designer bag created while sitting on the airplane was sold at auction last thursday by the auction company sotheby's in ...

But first, earlier in the episode, Sam Sussman, Vogue ’s global director of social, drops in to share what it was like to attend the Birkin bag auction in person—and explain (unrelatedly) why she ...

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.

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, ...