S otheby's Global Head of Handbags and Fashion, Morgane Halimi, tells the incredible story of how Jane Birkin's Original Hermès Birkin Bag turned heads around the world and made auction (and fashion) history at Replica Shoes 's Paris, selling for a record-breaking €8.6 million / $10.1 million.
A bag that changed fashion history upon its inception brought about from a chance meeting on a flight now has done so once more, becoming the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction.
