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Why the iconic Hermès Birkin was first designed on a sick bag: Jane Birkin met the luxury brand's chairman Jean-Louis Dumas on an Air France flight in the 1980s – and doodled her dream handbag for him
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The Fascinating History Behind the Hermès Birkin Handbag
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Jane Birkin designed namesake luxury bag on an airplane sick bag
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Jane Birkin and the evolution of the iconic Hermes bag
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Jane Birkin designed namesake luxury bag on an airplane sick bag
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