RealReal Handbag Expert Explains Why Hermès Birkin Bags Are Expensive
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Jane Birkin tells Hermes to change the name of its Birkin bag
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Jane Birkin designed namesake luxury bag on an airplane sick bag
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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
The airplane incident that inspired the iconic Hermès Birkin bag
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Jane Birkin designed namesake luxury bag on an airplane sick bag
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Jane Birkin ditches 'too heavy' namesake bag - BBC News
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The History of The Hermès Birkin Bag
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Jane Birkin on the Hermès Birkin: How Fashion's Most Iconic Handbag Was First Sketched on a Sickbag