Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Accessories: What's Hot Now: Hermes Birkin Bag

Accessories: What's Hot Now
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Hermes Birkin Bag
Oct 26th 2011, 10:00

The ultimate luxury, French fashion house Hermes was founded by Thierry Hermes in 1837. Back then Hermes specialized in saddles and leather goods. The first woman's collection was shown in Paris in 1929 and the classic Hermes scarf was released in the early 1930s. Hermes is best known for two bags. Their famous "Kelly" bag, introduced in 1935 and originally called "Sac à dépêches," was renamed for and carried by the actress Grace Kelly. She used it to shield her pregnant-self from the prying eyes of the paparazzi.

The second bag is the "Birkin," named after actress/singer Jane Birkin. Both bags are fully handmade (each bag takes 48 hours to make), expensive, highly coveted and the wait-lists are miles long. The Hermes Birkin can be priced in excess of $10,000. A Hermes Matte Crocodile Birkin Bag with 10 carats of diamonds on the clasp sold at an auction house for $120,000.

Visit the Hermes website for more information on these luxurious handbags.

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