Japanese resale mogul Shinsuke Sakimoto, that’s who. The now-revealed mystery buyer placed his winning bid from halfway ...

Jane Birkin lived a life full of surprises and contradictions as she confronted motherhood, sexuality, fame, consent, abuse, respect. But the Hermes bag that is synonymous with her to this day?

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

Valuence and CEO Shinsuke Sakimoto redefine luxury, acquiring the first Hermès Birkin for nearly USD 10 million.

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 fees, on Thursday ...

Hollywood hunks and A-list athletes aren’t the only ones leading the charge in the “Man Birkin” movement — a fashion-forward ...

Now, the original prototype, created for Jane Birkin by Hermès in 1985, has sold at auction for an astonishing $10 million. The iconic piece led Sotheby’s Fashion Icons sale on July 10 in Paris during ...

The original Hermès Birkin was made for Jane Birkin in 1985 and is now owned by a private collector from Japan - Mike Daines/Shutterstock A version of the world’s most famous bag has just sold for a ...

Now, the original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late Jane Birkin — is in a new league of its own. The bidding started at 1 million euros ...

Birkin will forever be known for her devil-may-care style in the '60s and '70s, and with some exceptions, many French Jane Birkin movies aren't well-known to mainstream American audiences.

Today, Sotheby's has 105 Hermès Birkin bags listed for resale on its website ranging from an $8,800 Bordeaux togo Birkin 35 made in 2010 to a $110,000 Alligator Mississippienis Birkin made in 2011.

She’s wearing wire-rim oval eyeglasses, shoulder-length auburn hair and at 74 still conveys the indelible radiance you’d expect. At any age, Jane Birkin will always be Jane Birkin.