The Original Birkin

Hermès

Brand: Hermès
Designer: Jean-Louis Dumas
Materials: Black leather; Éclair zipper; closed metal brackets
Year: 1984
Number made: Unique — the prototype
Original price: Never retailed. Made for Jane Birkin after a conversation on a flight.
Value: $10.1 million — €8,582,500 with fees, Sotheby’s Paris, 10 July 2025

1984