It's second hand and has cat bite marks on the handle, but a Hermes Birkin handbag owned by the actress who gave the ultimate accessory its name is set to sell for more than £20,000.
English actress and singer Jane Birkin helped design the bag in 1983, sketching it out on an airplane sick bag when she got chatting to Hermes boss Jean-Louis Dumas on a flight.
She told him she wanted a bag with pockets and he came up with a classic design in soft black leather. The bag became a style status symbol whose fans now include Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian and Melania Trump.
Jane Birkin’s own handbag, signed by the 74-year-old star, who lives in France, will be auctioned with her accompanying letter by Bonhams later this
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