Original Hermès Birkin Bag Prototype and Jane Birkin's Bag Up for Auction
TL;DR
The original prototype of the Hermès Birkin bag, created after actress Jane Birkin sketched it on an airsickness bag, is being auctioned by Sotheby’s in July as part of a Paris Fashion Icons sale, with no estimated price.
- The Original Hermès Birkin Bag Prototype Is Being Auctioned in July The New York Times
- Sotheby’s to Auction Original Hermès Bag That Belonged to Jane Birkin Bloomberg
- The Original Birkin Bag Was a Picnic Basket WSJ
- Jane Birkin’s Hermès Birkin Goes To Auction, And Other Fashion News Forbes
- Now You Can Own the Original Birkin Bag Vogue
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