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The original Hermès Birkin bag sold at Sotheby's in Paris in July for €8.6 million ($10.1 million).

"the designer bag created while sitting on the airplane was sold at auction last thursday by the auction company sotheby's in paris for 10 million dollars (minus fees), going to a parisian collector who owned it for about 25 years."

The bag has become a status symbol, carried by celebrities including Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Kylie Jenner.

The first Birkin bag ever created was sold in Paris for roughly £6 million.

Watch live 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.

The original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984 is up for auction in Paris

Spirit of Jane Birkin and her famous fisherman’s basket is being channelled by luxury brands and high street alike

Experts estimate it could reach seven figures at auction

A rare original Hermès Birkin bag is heading to auction, and it could break records by surpassing the $500,000 mark. Discover what makes this iconic handbag so valuable.