Buying the Hermès Birkin bag takes work—and a lot of money. Many argue that adds to its appeal, while some are taking legal ...

Setting up her camera to get a better look, she picks up the bag. “They can’t tell me nothing,” she adds as she goes to pick it up. With the bag now in her hand, it becomes clear that this find is ...

Grace Kelly. Jane Birkin’s original Birkin bag, exhibited at Sotheby’s in Paris. Dumas added upon Birkin’s sketch by taking inspiration from Hermès’ Haut à courroies bag. He eventually ...

Coveted products such as its Birkin and Kelly handbags — named after icons Jane Birkin and Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco — consistently drive demand, even when most consumers pull back their ...