The first Birkin Birkin bag, which was developed by the French luxury brand Hermes for actress Jane Birkin in 1984, will be presented at auction in Paris on July 10, Sotheby’s auctional House said on Thursday.
A large black leather batography, whose design has become one of the most famous and expensive bags in the world, will be the main part of the sale of “fashion icons”, said the auction house.
This “Handmade Historical Prototype,” engraved with JB initials, has several unique features, said Sotheby’s, including closed metal rings, a foolish shoulder strap and a built -in nail button.
The birth of Birkin’s bag became a modern fashion legend.
During the flight in Paris-Nondon, the Anglo-French singer who died in 2023,-he traveled to one traveler to the fact that she would not be able to find her bag given by her youth.
Such passengers were Jean-Louis Dumas, then the head of Hermes.
The result of their conversation was a spacious totes with a place for children’s bottles created in 1984 and called Birkin.
Forty years later, the leather handbag became the flagship product of a luxury French leather manufacturer.
The manufacturer in a very limited amount, it supports an aura of exclusivity, and prices make up several thousand euros for the simplest models up to several hundred thousand for the most luxurious.
Favorite celebrities, including Chloe Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham, the bags are not displayed in stores and cannot be ordered online.
Birkin prototype will be put up at Sotheby’s in New York from 6 to 12 June before exhibiting the French capital before sale.
In addition to the Birkin bag, Sotheby will be presented with significant pieces of the runway from designers, including Christian Diora, John Galiana, Thierry Macar and Alexander Makuin.
The holding will open on the Internet on June 26 and will close on July 10.
Originally this story was presented on Fortune.com
