There were her celebrated musical tours, which extended well into her 70s.
But there was also her song “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus” - so scandalous it was condemned by the Vatican - her stake in the ground as the ultimate in French girl chic, her films and theatrical performances and her daughters. She has died and people are talking about the bag as the great definer of her life.
Birkin’s chicness was defined by seeming happenstance: enviable bangs that looked home-cut, nipples subtly visible through diaphanous blouses, crocheted dresses worn backwards for a more dramatic neckline, wicker baskets used as purses.īirkin may have been proven right. Yet it’s tied to a figure whose style was more free-spirited insouciance. People stand by for months, or even years, for the Birkin they covet to become available. There are waitlists, auctions, vintage sources to be scoured. You can’t simply order a Birkin online or pop into Hermès and buy one. The price tag is eye-watering - Birkins sell for anywhere between $10,000 and $450,000 - and the labyrinthine means of getting one adds to their exclusivity.
The bag, of course, is the eponymous Birkin: the luxury Hermès handbag that, decades after its release in 1984, remains a status symbol for the rich and famous.
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