On the elevator up to theater level at the Wheeler Opera House Monday, a gray-haired woman opined, “I hear this is weird.” ...

Renée Fleming’s “Così fan tutte” was ready to rumble. Long a star soprano, Fleming made her directing debut Monday night at ...

An auction officer points to Jane Birkin’s initials on the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984, prior to its auction Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Paris.

Former owner of the original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin, Catherine B, who does not want to release her family name, from France, reacts after the bag was sold at auction for 7 ...

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, ...

Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag has just sold at Sotheby’s in Paris for a record-breaking $10 million, becoming the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction after a dramatic bidding war.

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin has sold for 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, at auction in Paris. The huge ...

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells at auction for whopping 8.6 million euros The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin has sold ...

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

FILE - Jane Birkin poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Jane By Charlotte' at the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, July 8, 2021. An auction ...