In the 1990s, you might have said “a house,” but today a valid answer could also be a Hermès Birkin bag, the capacious saddle-stitched status symbol that has become A-Listers’ accessory of ...

As a result, Birkins, more often than not, sell for well beyond their $12,000 sticker price. The pricing mostly comes down to scarcity principle, per Sotheby’s, which sold a Himalaya Birkin 30 ...

and an Hermes Extraordinary Collection 25 cm (9.8 inches) shiny black Nilo crocodile Birkin bag with 18 karat white gold hardware and diamonds (R), are displayed at Heritage Auctions April 7 ...

Privé Porter will then sell the Birkin on Instagram or at its Las Vegas pop-up store, possibly on the same day—box fresh, with receipt—for up to $32,000. All this for a bag that analysts ...

This month, Walmart threw its hat – or bag – in the ring, marketing a $78 purse that looks remarkably similar to the Hermès Birkin bag, long considered the final boss of designer accessories.

Price on request, hermes.com.Credit ... the English actress and singer Jane Birkin dropped her straw carryall, spilling its contents across the floor. The man in the seat next to hers, Jean ...