Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag—made by designer Jean-Louis Dumas after the actress couldn't find a purse large enough to ...

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a ...

Jane Birkin inspired the Hermès Birkin, which became the most famous handbag design in the world. Here's a look back at the secret history of the original prototype—and why the French fashion ...

PARIS — Hermès is the height of luxury and a simple purse drawn on an air sickness bag has earned millions of dollars at a ...

Scuffed, scratched and stained, this black leather Birkin bag just sold for €8.6 million ($10 million), with fees, becoming the most expensive handbag to ever sell at auction.