Birkin. Jane Birkin.
Perhaps not the same effect as James Bond, but to us fashion folks - nevertheless as iconic. Jane Birkin is a british actress and singer whose 1960’s look remains iconic to this date. With a straight fringe, long hair, and characteristic 1960’s eyes she had a whole world in awe. Even though she’s starred in countless of movies and released several albums, she is 
perhaps best known for giving name to the iconic Hermés bag.
In 1981 she shared a flight with the Hermés chief, after an incident with her bag and her annoyance with never finding a perfect one, she got to design her dream bag. Three years later, in 1984, the bag was a fact and launched under “the Birkin bag”. Jane Birkin hasn’t however remained with the bag through the years, but Hermés certainly has. Today it’s considered to be one of the most iconic handbags in the world with an undoubtedly valued status quo. The waiting list for the bag is over a year and the price is around 7000 dollar but can be higher depending on the material. The fashion company has been criticized for its unethical ways of getting the material for the bag, and Birkin has publicly stated that she would like to have her name removed from the bags until better ways of producing them is found.
But nevertheless about the bag, we keep Jane Birkin in our hearts as a gorgeous 1960’s babe!
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