The very first of the famed Hermès Birkin handbags, owned by actor Jane Birkin, sold at auction on Thursday for $10.1 million dollars.

A massive price tag isn't unheard of in the world of Birkins, but this one is surely the most iconic.

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday ...

The Hermès Birkin prototype, originally made for Jane Birkin, sold at a Sotheby's auction in Paris for $10.1 million. What to know about the unique and coveted purse.

Jane Birkin lived a life full of surprises and contradictions as she confronted motherhood, sexuality, fame, consent, abuse, ...

It cost a whole bag of money. The original Hermès Birkin handbag made for actress, singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin in 1984 has sold at auction for a staggering €7 million ($8.18 million). With ...

The original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late Jane Birkin — is up for auction in Paris on Thursday. The so-called Original Birkin is ...

Jane Birkin, an English singer, actor, style icon and Francophile, has died at the age of 76, according to a report from Le Parisien. The outlet reports Birkin died Sunday at her home in Paris.

Birkin will forever be known for her devil-may-care style in the '60s and '70s, and with some exceptions, many French Jane Birkin movies aren't well-known to mainstream American audiences.

Jane Birkin, 74, released her first album of original songs in more than a decade, “Oh! Pardon Tu Dormais.” (Nathaniel Goldberg) ...

The winning bid for the original Birkin bag set a record for the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.