Jane Birkin’s original Birkin handbag has gone on show in Paris for the very first time. Through October 31, Sotheby’s will exhibit the bag in a show titled “Excellence à la Française ...

This was no accident—this was calculated marketing brilliance. The Birkin bag didn’t take off immediately, much like its namesake wasn’t entirely taken with it at first. It was too heavy, too ...

Since its launch in the ’80s, the iconic Birkin bag has been a symbol of wealth and luxury. Handmade in France, these bags are notoriously hard to come by, with waitlists that can stretch for years.

Birkin bags are notoriously hard to find—and Hermès is deliberate about it. Cindy Ord—Getty Images If you walk into a Hermès store for the first time, no amount of money will be enough to ...

If you walk into a Hermès store for the first time, no amount of money will be enough to get you the Birkin bag of your dreams. That's because each store reserves the bags for a limited number of ...

The original Birkin handbag is being exhibited in France for the very first time. Through Oct. 31, Sotheby’s, which recently celebrated the opening of its new Parisian headquarters, is staging a ...

Seemingly defying logic and common sense, many fashionistas vie to pay $12,000 (and even up to as much as $100,000 for versions made of exotic skins such as snake or alligator), for a women’s leather ...