Glossary

Birkin Bag refers to a handbag created in 1984 by Hermes for British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, who wanted a bigger, easier-to-handle bag in which to carry her many things.

The Birkin Bag: The Birkin was created in 1984 by Hermes under guidelines from British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, who wanted a bigger, easier-to-handle bag in which to carry her many things, says Pedersen. Today to be seen carrying an oversized Hermes Birkin bag is the height of celeb cred. According to the New York Times, 11 August 2006, Jane Birkin remarked that the fame of the bag had exceeded that of herself, "Now when my daughter (actress Charlotte Gainsbourg) goes to America, they ask her if she is the daughter of the bag."

It is said that Victoria Becham owned millions of worth of Birkin Bag