Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag is on sale
Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag is on sale
The original Hermès Birkin bag, which is considered a template for one of the most coveted status symbols of the celebrity next month will be in paris next month Auctioned.
an iconic design
The spacious handbag, provided with saddle seams, inspired by the late actress and singer Jane Birkin , the "Fashion Icons" auction on July 10th, as the auction house on Thursday announced.
The birth of the Birkin bag
known as "the original Birkin", it is the first version of this timeless luxury article, which was created about 40 years ago after a accidental encounter between Birkin and the then Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas.
Morgane Halimi, the global director of handbags and fashion at Sotheby’s, emphasized in the explanation: “There are rare moments in the fashion world in which an object goes beyond trends and becomes legend. Jane Birkin’s original Birkin bag is such a moment.”
legendary inheritance
Halimi further stated that the bag is in a row with other extraordinary objects with just as radiant provenance ", such as the "Black Sheep" sweater by Princess Diana and the cloak of the British rock stars Freddie Mercury.
"Like these objects, the original Birkin has the potential to redefine records," added Halimi. When asked by CNN, how much you expect that the handbag will be sold, the auction house did not give any estimate.
Jane Birkin's reflections on the legacy of the bag
“Bless me when I'm dead ... (the people) may only talk about her pocket," she joked.
The unexpected formation of the Birkin bag
The history of the pocket was created with an unexpected encounter. Birkin sat next to Dumas during a flight in 1984. In a conversation, she mentioned that she wanted a bag "half the size of her suitcase", says Birkin at Amanpour.
“He said: 'Draw it for me,’ and so I drew it on one of these handed bags - the vomiting bags - on the plane, ”said Birkin.
a unique design
According to Sotheby’s, the original Birkin differs in seven points from later versions, including size, metal rings, brass fittings, shoulder straps, zipper and underbody studs that take off the original from future pockets.
The bag that with Birkin's initials - “J.B.” - Is also provided on the front flap, a few nail cutters also show that hangs on the shoulder strap, according to the auction house.
public exhibition and interest
It will be publicly exhibited in the Sotheby’s galleries in New York from June 6th to 12th. Thousands flocked to see the bag when they were exhibited in the Sotheby’s galleries in Paris last autumn and then earlier this year at Sotheby’s Maison in Hong Kong.
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