Can a handbag become history? Can leather and brass, worn soft by time, carry not just belongings but a cultural legacy? Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag—the one that started it all—just sold for a staggering €8.6 million (roughly $10.1...
The very first Hermès Birkin bag — the prototype that sparked a four-decade fashion legend — is set to go under the hammer this July. Once casually sketched on an airplane sickness bag by style icon Jane Birkin herself,...
