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Meet the Birkin matchmaker: Inside one of the world’s largest collections of Hermes bags

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Meet the Birkin matchmaker: Inside one of the world’s largest collections of Hermes bags

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 designed her namesake luxury bag on an airplane sick bag

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Jane Birkin designed her namesake luxury bag on an airplane sick bag

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