Birkin will forever be known for her devil-may-care style in the '60s and '70s, and with some exceptions, many French Jane Birkin movies aren't well-known to mainstream American audiences.

The winning bid for the original Birkin bag set a record for the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.

Birkin—and her bag—went on to achieve icon status. The original Birkin is now up for sale for the first time in 25 years at Sotheby’s Paris. It’s expected to surpass the most expensive bag ever sold ...

Remembering Jane Birkin with photos from the Fairchild Fashion Archives. The London-born Birkin rose to fame in the late ’60s after appearing in Jack Smight’s “Kaleidoscope,” opposite ...

Not long after, the Birkin bag was born—an ode to Jane and her timeless, insouciant style. And it’s the very first version she received that is now about to go under the hammer.

Watch the full stream as the original Hermès Birkin bag, designed for singer Jane Birkin, is auctioned at Sotheby 's Paris "Fashion Icons" sale during Haute Couture Week on Thursday, 10 July. It ...

If you had to keep just one object to tell the story of the last 40 years of fashion, it could fit in one hand -- or on one arm, worn nonchalantly like its original muse. It's not a bag, it's the ...

For years, from day to night, style icon Jane Birkin carried all of her belongings around in a wicker bag. Luxury brands now offer their own interpretations of the basket.

Born out of a chance encounter, Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag has surpassed all expectations and sold for €8.6 million in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever bought ...

The very first of the famed Hermès Birkin handbags, owned by actor Jane Birkin, sold at auction on Thursday for $10.1 million dollars.