Kim Kardashian He is known for his extravagant taste, but even his intimate friends wonder if he has just dropped cash in an iconic bag.
On Saturday, July 11, Kardashian shared a video that presented a model breaking a glass box containing the original Birkin bag inspired by the missing actress Jane BirkinWHO died in July 2023. Kardashian followed the publication with a series of texts by several people, asking if he had bought the bag, which was sold for 8.6 million euros ($ 10.1 million) at the auction on Friday, July 10.
“Are you the winner of Birkin’s first bag?” A text read.
“Please say -Me you bought that Birkin,” another friend sent. “It would be bad ass.”
“Do you really bought the original Birkin ??? or should you stop blaming -you every time I lose auction?” Another text read.
Results and, despite Kardashian’s suggestions and his friends’ speculations, the bag ultimately Went to Valuence Japan, Inc., to minato-ku, Tokyo, who made his offer Maiko IchikawaHead of Country of Japan of Sotheby.
The associated press reported That the auction started at $ 1 million and the bag had put offers in person and by phone. The last four offers were 6.2 million euros, $ 6.5 million and $ 6.8 million.
In 2012 Birkin, who famously often carried wicker baskets Instead of a handbag – I talked to Fashion How the iconic bag behaved. I was sitting next to it Jean-Louis DumasPresident of the Hermès Group from 1978 to 2006, on a flight when the couple began discussing the bag he had brought to the flight.
“Air France has updated me on a flight to London and I found myself sitting next to a man (visionary Jean-Louis Dumas d’Hermès),” he told the writer Luke leitch. “I’m not completely sure what kind of bag did I have with me: my husband Jacques Doillon had invested his car above my basket, crushed it on purpose not too days before. (Dumas) thought he deserved more.”

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Kim Kardashian IgShe continued: “Little did I know that on this trip on the plane, when everything fell from any bag she had, the man by my side said,” You should have one with pockets. “
Birkin added that the designer told him that “I am Hermès, and I will put you pockets for you.” ‘
“I said” why you don’t make a handbag larger than Kelly but smaller than (old couple of time) Serge’s (Gainsbourg) suitcase? And he said “well, how would it be?” And I think I drew it in the sick bag, or the bag that is not a beam. And he said “I’ll do it for you,” he added.
Birkin appeared in Hermès to buy the bag he had been designed, but Dumas instead offered to give him if he allowed him to name it. “He was very flattering! They have made it the success we know today,” he said.