French luxury brand Hermis’ first Birkin Bag designed for celebrity Jane Birkin on Thursday (July 10, 2025) sold for 8.58 million euros ($ 10 million i.e. Rs 85.7 crore) at Sothabi auction in Paris on Thursday (10 July 2025). This auction broke all the records of the previous prices of the handbag.

According to Sothabi’s website, a classic bag owned by a handbag collector in Paris was bid by telephone up to 7 million euros, with a final sale price of 8.58 million euros including commission and fee.

According to the report of the news agency AFP, Sothabi said in a statement, “After waiting for weeks, the bid started at 1 million euros, which stunned everyone.” Finally, a private collector from Japan bought this bag, beating 8 people.

Last record
The previous record price of the handbag in the auction was 28 Hermes Kelly made from the diamond -studded crocodile skin. The handbag was sold in 2021 in Christies in Hong Kong for $ 513,000, or about 4.4 crores. Modern Birkin bags are given only by Hermes to loyal customers, the price of about $ 10,000.

This bag became modern fashion legend
The sales of handbags on Thursday were an extraordinary profit day for its owner Catherine Benier. In a statement issued by Sothabi, he said that he is “surprised to see the results”. He further said, “My old memories are getting refreshed. This bag is no longer mine, but I am very happy that it has found a new cute house.” Sothabi said that this bag has now become the second most expensive fashion item sold in the auction. Birkin bag has now become a modern fashion legend.

How was the Birkin bag made?
According to the BBC report, the black leather bag was designed in 1985 for singer Jane Birkin, when he dropped his belongings next to the boss of luxury fashion house Hermis in a flight. On this, Birkin asked why he did not make big bags, so the boss of Harmis had designed this bag as a new highly designed item on the sick bag of the airplane.

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