Sightings of the Famous Birkin Bag and anything Hermès. Drop me a line at birkinwatcher@gmail.com.
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Kelly Bensimon
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Grace Kelly
Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco with her Black Sac à Dépêches, 32cm. Originally introduced in 1935, it was renamed the Kelly Bag after she was photographed carrying one while stepping off a plane (Life Magazine 1956). The Princess reportedly used the bag to help conceal her pregnancy from photographers.
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Jane Birkin
A more piquant version of the story was repeated by film director Andrew Litvack. He put the year as 1981 and says that Birkin was called to Hermès to receive the first prototype. As she was leaving with the bag, they asked if she had forgotten something. Puzzled, she realized they wanted her to pay for it. Litvack claims Birkin was eventually reimbursed, and now receives a 10% discount on Hermès products. Source: Wikipedia
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