Jane’s original Birkin bag made history last week, selling for $10 million (€8.6 million) at Sotheby’s Paris—more than any handbag has ever sold at auction. This is the true story of how Jane’s bag ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The original Hermès Birkin was made for Jane Birkin in 1985 and is now owned by a private collector from Japan - Mike ...

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, ...

A regular Hermès Birkin bag is worth thousands of dollars. But the one that started it all, Jane Birkin’s original prototype, sold for 8.6 million euros at Sotheby’s Paris, or $10.1 million, setting a ...

Back in July, Jane Birkin’s original Birkin bag—the bag named after the actress by Hermès that has become synonymous with wealth, glamour and unattainability—sold at auction for $10.1 million, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author Marisa Meltzer says one of the challenges of writing It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin was making sure it wasn't ...

Author Marisa Meltzer says one of the challenges of writing It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin was making sure it wasn't "too depressing." (Photo illustration: Nathalie Cruz/Yahoo News; photo ...