The owner of the most expensive bag in fashion history

The world’s first Hermes Birkin bag, which was created especially for actress Jane Birkin, was sold at an auction of 10.1 million dollars (about 800 million rubles – an auction – sold at an auction – Approximately. Ed.). The legendary accessory, where the history of the world’s cult bag began, left the hammer at the auction of Sotheby and exceeded all estimates. Until the last moment, the recipient’s name was kept secret, but now the people know it.

The newly owner of Birkin’s new Japanese company, Japanese, appeared to be the general manager of Shinsuke Sakimoto. He was the one who negotiated and bets through Sotheby’s Mayko Itikava representative of Japan. The bag war took about 10 minutes, nine collectors joined. As a result, the Japanese side won.

Sakimoto has been gathering rare and important objects for years. He stressed that the legendary bag will not be sold again, but it would be a part of the cultural field. “Mrs. Jane Birkin, who embodies freedom and originality, deeply compliance with the philosophy of our group,” he said. According to him, this purchasing symbolizes the support of the historical heritage of the diversity, self -confidence and fashion.

This Birkin’s story was special: in 1984, especially for Jane, and was created in close collaboration with Jean-Louis Dumas, who served as General Manager of Brand. In 1994, the singer left his job by selling to collect funds for a charitable organization fighting against AIDS. In 2000, the bag reappeared at the auction, and since then, the collector Katherine bi.

Remember that Jane Birkin died at the age of 76 in 2023. In an interview with Christian Amanpur of CNN, he predicted that people would remember him through style as a joke. “When I die, protect me. Maybe people will only talk about a bag,” he said.

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