The original handbag that Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas crafted specially for actress Jane Birkin was sold at auction in Paris.

Bids opened at €1 million and quickly escalated, with nine collectors driving up the price to gasps and applause at the Paris ...

The original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984 is up for auction in Paris. PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an ...

The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 ...

A massive price tag isn't unheard of in the world of Birkins, but this one is surely the most iconic.

The Hermès Birkin prototype, originally made for Jane Birkin, sold at a Sotheby's auction in Paris for $10.1 million. What to ...

A Hermes Birkin bag, the first ever designed for Jane Birkin, sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at Sotheby’s Paris on ...

The well-worn prototype crushed the old record for the highest sale of a handbag, and became the second most expensive fashion item ever auctioned.

Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to ...

The coveted designer bag was created after Franco-British actress Jane Birkin met Hermes CEO Jean-Louis Dumas on a flight in ...