In New York City, the shopping bag you carry around says almost as much about you as your shoes — sometimes more. From thrift stores and grocery aisles to luxury department stores and an Upper West Side family institution, reusable shopping bags have quietly become the city’s most democratic status symbols — swung over shoulders … Read more
Ireland Baldwin is keeping up with the internet drama. The actress, 30, is putting Kim Kardashian on blast for carrying what appears to be an elephant leather Birkin bag on the Hulu legal drama, “All’s Fair.” The fashion Instagram account, Birkin Junky, run by Daniel Wesson, posted a video on Friday that featured Kardashian, 45, … Read more
The Birkin Bag is the ultimate status symbol: wildly expensive, ridiculously hard to get and immediately identifiable. Real Housewives collect it, hip-hop artists rap about it and “Sex and the City” once devoted an episode to it. Yet, according to Marisa Meltzer’s new biography, “It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin” (Atria Books, … Read more
Who spends $10.1 million on an old handbag? Japanese resale mogul Shinsuke Sakimoto, that’s who. The now-revealed mystery buyer placed his winning bid from halfway around the world on the original Hermès Birkin last month — making the coveted fashion artifact the priciest purse in history. And yes, he’s still recovering from the experience. Who blew … Read more
Whether chillin’ or workin’, Jacob Godfrey’s got his Birkin. Much like the Hollywood hunks and A-list athletes who elevate their swag with the Hermès handbag, he’s leading the charge in the “Man Birkin” movement — a fashion-forward fad for the fellas. “It complements my outfits, and it’s really practical,” Godfrey, 33, of Fort Greene, told The … Read more
It’s not just any Birkin bag — it’s the Birkin bag. The original Hermès model made for actress, singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin in 1984 is up for auction today — and it’s expected to make history. Sotheby’s will auction off the item in Paris, where it’s expected to fetch a record-breaking price. The … Read more
It’s top-shelf and top-of-the-line. An exclusive restaurant in Miami sent many into a spiral after revealing a cocktail that comes with a $33,000 price tag — and a Birkin bag. Content creator Mister Lewis asked a server what the most expensive drink on the menu was at Papi Steak in Miami Beach. A cocktail at … Read more
They’re “Wirkin” their fake Birkins. Fashionistas are clamoring to get their hands on a “Walmart Birkin,” also known as a “Wirkin,” after discovering that the budget-friendly retailer hawks purses seemingly inspired by the costly Hermès handbags. Authentic Birkin bags — beloved by A-listers and exceedingly difficult to come by — cost a pretty penny, with prices estimated … Read more
Hermès Birkins may be costly — but they aren’t expensive. Or so says the luxury brand’s artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas. “The cost is the actual price of making an object properly with the required level of attention so that you have an object of quality,” Dumas said in a recent segment of CBS’ “60 Minutes.” “Expensive … Read more
The “Bushwick Birkin” has landed in Soho. Telfar — a New York-based brand beloved by the likes of Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Oprah and Bella Hadid — is opening its first-ever storefront downtown at Broadway and Canal Street on Saturday. Crowned a cult must-have by the fashion set for two decades, the brand will debut its 10,000-square-foot brick-and-mortar … Read more
Check before you check out. A new survey has revealed some of the most surprising things left behind at the end of a hotel stay — stuff that the average traveler would likely never consider bringing along with them. As part of an industry report compiled by Hotels.com, the third-party booking engine asked properties for their … Read more
She’s investing in Birkin stocks. Love don’t cost a thing, but Jennifer Lopez’s Birkin bag collection is worth “several million dollars,” an expert has told The Post, with the many items skyrocketing in value since she purchased them. J.Lo hit headlines on Tuesday after she stepped out in New York City sporting her Hermès Himalayan … Read more
Hermès’ highly coveted Birkin handbag becomes even more coveted after it leaves the store — doubling in value in as little as five years, according to a luxury expert. James Firestein, founder of luxury resale and authentication platform OpenLuxury, told Fortune that the steepest price increase he has ever witnessed when a Black Togo 30 … Read more
Luxury fashion house Hermès has been accused of “unfair business practices” related to how they sell Birkin handbags, according to a class action lawsuit. The two California plaintiffs alleged that to purchase a Birkin, Hermès required customers to buy other “ancillary products” — such as “shoes, scarves, belts, jewelry and home goods” — before getting the … Read more
No matter how skilled you think you are at gift giving, chances are excellent your paltry presents pale in comparison to the blinged-out baubles the world’s wealthiest will be unwrapping this December 25. All these privileged types want for Christmas? — think diamond-encrusted designer handbags, five-figure overnight resort stays, a beautiful Tuscan vineyard worth $5 million. … Read more
If you’re looking for The One — a Birkin, that is — Michael Mack is your guy. The Las Vegas luxury reseller is the proud steward of a fleet of coveted Hermes Birkin and Kelly handbags — 120 to be exact. “I never thought I’d have this many Birkins in my life,” Mack, the president and … Read more
Jane Birkin, the inspiration for the iconic Hermès Birkin bag — which is now shorthand for “wealth” — didn’t care much for flash or status. In fact, Birkin, who died Sunday at 76, was a woman of grand contradictions. The actress, singer and style icon was English but came to define the very essence of … Read more