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

Scuffed, scratched and stained, this black leather Birkin bag just sold for €8.6 million ($10 million), with fees, becoming the most expensive handbag to ever sell at auction.

When Birkin chatted to Hermès' Dumas on the Paris-to-London flight about what her ideal handbag would be, she'd been in the habit of carrying her things around in a wicker basket, because she felt ...

My go-to for the genre, as it were, is the Sézane Justine Basket Bag. To me she is perfect. I own the style in both the rich olive raffia (an essential neutral!) and the natural raffia colorways, both ...

It's the Birkin bag to end all Birkin bags. This summer, Sotheby's auction house will solicit bidders for Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag, designed and named after the British actress and singer.

Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to fit of all her belongings—was sold for $10.1 million at an auction.

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin has sold for 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, at auction in Paris ...

The bag has pockets on the inside and a lock on the outside for security. The price of a single Birkin bag ranges from $10,000 to $40,000, and saying it’s difficult to get your hands on one ...

An auction officer displays the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984, prior to its auction Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) ...

Former owner of the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin, Catherine B, who does not want to release her family name, from France, reacts after the bag was sold at auction for 7 ...

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin has sold for 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, at auction in Paris.

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin bag that gave birth to fashion's must-have accessory sold for a record 7 million euros (about $8.2 million) at auction in Paris on Thursday.