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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag is up for auction in Paris

France Fashion Birkin Bag Auction - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Sketched out on an airplane vomit sack, it became fashion's must-have accessory.

The original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late Jane Birkin — is up for auction in Paris on Thursday.

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