The Birkin Hermes bag, Saga of the brand
Who thought one day that a mother would draw a bag handy and chic at the same time? Jane Birkin did it!
In 1984, during a trip by plane, Jane Birkin sits next to the president of the house Hermes, Jean-Louis Dumas. The British singer and actress confides in admitting that she can not find any bag big enough and trendy to tidy up all his things and those of his daughter Charlotte. Jean-Louis Dumas offers him to draw a sketch to visualize his idea. Both create the bag Birkin. Without knowing Jane Birkin made one of bags headlights of the house Hermes that will make women happy in style. The bag is a great success and quickly Birkin becomes unavoidable. It is found in many colors and in several materials such as suede or leather. From Nicole Ricci to Eva Longoria, the it-bag becomes the darling of the stars. Made by hand, each piece is unique. Unfortunately, for lovers of fashion the waiting list is long because it takes more than 25 hours to make this famous bag.
The very first bag belonging to Jane Birkin sold at auction at 60,000 euros for the Federation of Human Rights in 2007.
An unpublished crocodile version is available at 97 000 euros ...
