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

To date, the most expensive Birkin bag to sell publicly came via a Sotheby’s auction in 2022, with the “Diamond Himalaya Birkin,” a bag studded with white diamonds, reaching over $450,000.

The bag’s distinctive design features two rolled handles, top flaps with buckle loops and a lock and key. The Birkin is available in various sizes – 25 cm, 30 cm, ...

Consumers sue Hermès over barriers to buying Birkin bags 03:54. The original Hermès Birkin bag, once worn by the late actor and singer Jane Birkin, is heading to auction at Sotheby's this summer.

After two earlier deals fall through, the bag sells in March 2016 for $298,000, beating the former record of $222,000, set at a Christie’s auction in June 2015. (The Christie’s price also ...

She bought her Hermès bag — a secondhand, purplish-brown Kelly with gold-plated hardware — in Paris at Resee, a designer consignment store, for 3,000 euros, or about $2,900 at the time.

Be prepared to wait and wait some more if you want a Birkin bag. Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas explains why it takes time for clients to get their hands on the coveted bag.