What makes Hermès's Birkin bag truly iconic to me isn’t just its exquisite design—it’s the fascinating, often overlooked story behind it. The bag was born out of chance in 1984, when actress Jane ...

A used-up, decades-old Birkin bag has proven that the luxury accessory does indeed appreciate in value as time goes by. The selling price crushed the previous auction record set for a bag — $513,040 ...

(CNN) — Scuffed, scratched and stained, this black leather Birkin bag just sold for €8.6 million ($10 million), with fees, becoming the most expensive handbag to ever sell at auction. The hammer fell ...

The Hermès Birkin may now stand as the ultimate symbol of status and exclusivity, but it began by chance — the result of a spilled purse and a serendipitous meeting on a short flight. "The birth of ...

When in Paris, Lady Gaga is staying loyal to the school of Jane Birkin. Over the weekend, the Mayhem musician turned date night with fiancé Michael Polansky into a tribute to an oft-forgotten art: the ...