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
Ralph Amoussou used the works of his namesake to help build his role as Paul Kadjo in “Transatlantic,” a seven-part Netflix series premiering April 7. “I had the chance to have such an amazing mother, who named me after Ralph Ellison,” said Amousso, 33, born in Paris and raised in West Africa. “I read ‘The … Read more
Birds of a feather flock together, as they say. Russell Crowe has saved the day for his plumed namesake: a crow named Russell. The 58-year-old Oscar winner reportedly forked over $600 for surgery to treat a quite fowl eye infection. The crow’s British owner raised more than $2,700 in total for the sick birdie. “A … Read more