The original Hermès Birkin bag sold for a record $10.1 million at Sotheby's Paris, setting a new "milestone" in the luxury ...

A massive price tag isn't unheard of in the world of Birkins, but this one is surely the most iconic. Sotheby's auction house just sold Jane Birkin 's original Hermès bag, designed and named ...

It's the Birkin bag to end all Birkin bags. This summer, Sotheby's auction house will solicit bidders for Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag, designed and named after the British actress and ...

The original Hermès Birkin bag, which differs slightly form the model sold today, is on item in Sotheby's Fashion Icons auction, which takes place in Paris from June 26 to July 10.

Jane Birkin’s prototype Hermès Birkin bag, which sold for over $10m at auction on Thursday, inspired a line of bags now considered some of the most valuable and desired in the world (AFP/Getty) ...

First designed in 1984, as a collaboration between Birkin, who was living in Paris at the time, and Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas, the bag originated via an in-flight armrest conversation.

Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to fit of all her belongings—was sold for $10.1 million at an auction.

It cost a whole bag of money. The original Hermès Birkin handbag made for actress, singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin in 1984 has sold at auction for a staggering €7 million ($8.18 million).

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering $10.1 million.

For years, from day to night, style icon Jane Birkin carried all of her belongings around in a wicker bag. Luxury brands now offer their own interpretations of the basket.

It’s top-shelf and top-of-the-line. An exclusive restaurant in Miami sent many into a spiral after revealing a cocktail that comes with a $33,000 price tag — and a Birkin bag. Content creator ...

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering $10.1 million, including fees, on Thursday in Paris to ...