insert_link Entertainment Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag fetches €8.58 million at auction The original Birkin handbag, which was custom-made in 1984 for the late actress and singer Jane Birkin, sold at Sotheby’s Paris on Thursday for a record-setting €8.58 million (around $10 million), becoming the most expensive handbag ever auctioned. PBS reported that five bidders vied for the one-of-a-kind bag over more than ten heated minutes before a private Japanese collector secured the piece via phone. The iconic bag, made from black […] today14 July, 2025
