The huge amount on Thursday blew past what auctioneer Sotheby’s had said was the previous record for a handbag. The bidding ...

LONDON - British actress and singer Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin has sold for €8.6 million (US$10 million), becoming the most valuable handbag to ever be sold at auction.

“There is no doubt that the original Birkin bag is a true one of a kind – a singular piece of fashion history that has grown into a pop culture phenomenon that signals luxury in the most refined way ...

An auction officer points to Jane Birkin's initials on the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984, prior to its auction Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Paris.

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin bag that gave birth to fashion's must-have accessory sold for a record 7 million euros (about $8.2 million) at auction in Paris ...

The bag has become a status symbol, carried by celebrities including Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Kylie Jenner.

Paris — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including ...