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

The original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late Jane Birkin — ...

The Hermès Birkin prototype, originally made for Jane Birkin, sold at a Sotheby's auction in Paris for $10.1 million.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

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

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin sold for 7 million euros ...

After falling in love with Paris in her 20s, American Mary Jane Wilkie finally relocated the French capital at the age of 79.

The original Birkin bag, named after the late Jane Birkin, sold at auction for $10.1 million, making it most valuable handbag ...

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

Sotheby's said the carryall, owned by its namesake Jane Birkin, is the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction.

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.

The first Birkin handbag sold for 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million) in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ...