Tuesday, September 30, 2014

On The Street

On The Street

Details

Details

Color: Cyclamen

Ashlee Simpson

My Birkin Blog Spots | Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson gets into her car after paying a visit to her mom’s house on Friday (September 26) in Los Angeles. She carries her 35 CM Birkin in Black with Gold Hardware.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Monday Blues

35 CM Birkin in Turquoise

Togo Leather
Palladium Hardware
2014 R Stamp

Details

Details

Jennifer Lopez






My Birkin Blog Spots | Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez and her best gal pal Leah Remini make their way out of Ago Restaurant together on Thursday evening (September 25) in West Hollywood, Calif. She carries a 35 CM Birkin in Etoupe.

Friday, September 26, 2014

Articles




Crocodile skin Hermès Birkin bag sells for $185,000 at auction


Telegraph.co.uk | 2014 09. 24


The latest Hermès Birkin bag to go on auction has sold for $185,000 - that's the equivalent of about £113,000. Quite the fee for a handbag, even we have to admit.



However, this was no ordinary tote. The 30cm diamond matte Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin bag features 18k white gold hardware and 242 diamonds with a total weight of 9.84 carats.
The auction catalogue described how the subtle colouration "evokes images of the Himalayan Mountains."

Before the auction took place, Kathleen Guzman, managing director at Heritage Auctions - where the bag was sold - explained to the Daily Mail why the handbag was so special, describing it as, "Probably the most desirable handbag in the world…This is the only time that a bag of this calibre has appeared on the luxury re-sale market. This is a dream piece for the collection of true Hermès aficionados."
Although both the seller and the buyer remain anonymous, a consignment director for Heritage Auctions, Max Brownawell, described to GMA News who the buyer might be: "A bag like this would likely be purchased by a woman who wants to make sure that she has a bag that is better than any other handbag in the room. She likely has a lot of other Birkins, maybe even some other diamond Birkins, but this is really going to be the jewel in her collection."
We'd love to speculate that it might be Victoria Beckham or Kim Kardashian - two of the Birkin bags' biggest fans. The former has a collection reportedly worth £1.5 million while the latter has so many, she even uses one as a gym bag. 


However, more likely, the purchaser is probably a collector who may not actually ever use the handbag, but simply keep it while it gains value over time. The Birkin bag, named after British actress Jane Birkin, is one of the most coveted items of fashion in the world and will most likely continue to become more and more valuable over the years, which is why it notoriously does extremely well at auctions.


In fact, this sale does not even break the record for the most expensive handbag to sell at auction; a Heritage Auction in Dallas in 2011, a Porosus diamond Birkin sold for $203,150.
The inspiration for the handbag, Jane Birkin, has also auctioned off many of her own for charity over the years, fetching £100,100 for the original and making £19,900 for another just last week.
The auction also sold off other Hermès bags, as well as styles by Chanel, Louis Vuitton and many others. All this is making us feel a lot less guilty about the It bags we're coveting this season, which cost just pocket change in comparison.

On The Street

On The Street

Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen

Model

Monday, September 22, 2014

Monday Blues

35 CM Two-Tone Birkin

Iris X Pearl Gray
Clemence Leather
Palladium Hardware
2011 O Stamp

Close-Ups

Close-Ups | Jennifer Lopez's Birkin

Jennifer Lopez






My Birkin Blog Spots | Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez arrives at the airport looking comfy for her flight out of JFK Airport on Thursday evening (September 18) in New York City. She carries her 35 CM Birkin in White with Gold Hardware.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Rouge Ash

30 CM Birkin in Rouge Ash

Clemence Leather
Palladium Hardware
2014 R Stamp

The Inside

The Inside

Color: Turquoise

Kylie Jenner

My Birkin Blog Spots | Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner beats the heat in an off-the-shoulder top while heading inside Sugarfish Sushi for dinner on Wednesday night (September 17) in Calabasas, Calif. She carries a 30 CM Birkin Bag.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Birkin Ghillies 3 Colors

30 CM Birkin Ghillies 3 Colors

Colors: Marron fonce/Etrusque/Mousse
Leather: Ostrich
Hardware: Champange Gold
2014 R Stamp

Details

Details | Kim Kardashian's Birkin-So-Black

Kim Kardashian



My Birkin Blog Spots | Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian is joined by her husband Kanye West while heading into a doctor’s office on Tuesday afternoon (September 16) in Los Angeles. Kim carried her 35 CM Birkin-So-Black.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Birkin Grizzly


35 CM Birkin Grizzly

Swift Leather in Capucine
Grizzly Suede
Champagne Gold Hardware
2014 R Stamp

Mind The Stamp

Mind The Stamp

Jennifer Lopez



My Birkin Blog Spots | Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez keeps it fierce while stepping out for a gym workout on Monday (September 15) in Los Angeles, Calif. She carries her 35 CM Birkin Bag in White.

Monday, September 15, 2014

Malachite

30 CM Birkin in Malachite

Palladium Hardware
Epsom Leather
2013 Q Stamp

Ashlee Simpson




My Birkin Blog Spots | Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson shows off her boho chic style while holding hands with her husband Evan Ross as they arrive at LAX Airport on Friday (September 12) in Los Angeles. She carries her 35 CM Birkin in Black with Gold Hardware.