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Thanks to its exclusivity and its status as an investment piece, a Birkin bag’s value is much higher than its sticker price of around $12,000. Birkin bags can double in value in 5 years.
In 2016, a study by the online marketplace Baghunted found that the value of Birkin bags had grown faster than both the S&P500 and the price of gold, with a return on investment of more than 500% ...
The Birkin bag (or simply Birkin) is a tote bag introduced in 1984 by French luxury goods maker Hermès. Birkin bags are handmade from leather and are named after the English-French actress and singer Jane Birkin . The bag quickly became a symbol of wealth and exclusivity due to its high price and assumed long waiting lists. [2]
Tightly controlled distribution (and scarcity) helped make the Birkin one of fashion’s most consistently covetable products and an asset class all its own — prices can more than double at resale.
Hermès International S.A.(/ɛərˈmɛz/ ⓘer-MEZ, French:[ɛʁmɛs]ⓘ) is a French luxurydesign house established on 15 June 1837. It specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear. Since the 1950s, its logo has been a depiction of a ducalhorse-drawn carriage.
The Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Kochav ("Star") [3] is an Israeli medium-size, multi-payload, medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical missions. It is a successor to the Hermes 450 series of drones, one of the most widely used military drones in the world.
How Jane Birkin inspired the capacious saddle-stitched status symbol worn on the arms of A-List celebrities today — and why the bag’s prices have been soaring.
A Birkin bag is the ultimate status symbol—one that money alone can’t buy. The notoriously exclusive process of acquiring the iconic handbag, which can cost between $8,000 and $450,000, is now ...