A private collector from Japan bought the prototype made for and owned by Jane Birkin.

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

A Hermes Birkin bag, the first ever designed for Jane Birkin, sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at Sotheby’s Paris on ...

Bids opened at €1 million and quickly escalated, with nine collectors driving up the price to gasps and applause at the Paris ...

The original bag custom-made for actress Jane Birkin, which became one of the era-defining designs of the 20th century, was ...

The original handbag that Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas crafted specially for actress Jane Birkin was sold at auction in Paris.

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

The Hermès Birkin prototype, originally made for Jane Birkin, sold at a Sotheby's auction in Paris for $10.1 million.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

Jane Birkin's in-flight handbag woes led to Jean-Louis Dumas designing the iconic Birkin bag. Birkin's original prototype, ...

The Paris fashion house exclusively commissioned the bag for the London-born star in 1984 — branding it with her initials J.B ...

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

The first ever Birkin bag made by French brand Hermes sells for €8.58 million (S$12.8 million). Read more at straitstimes.com ...