Hermes is one of the oldest elite designer brand names existent for over 170 years. Its luxurious leather goods have an exquisite reputation & brand name which considered as one of the most desirable accessories in the history of the fashion world. Every woman that is into high fashion would love to have at least one piece of Hermes collection. The MUST have bag on everybody's list is Birkin bag. Its not only look & prestige of this incredible handbag, it's the craftsmanship and texture of the animal skins that are used to make one bag.

It took a flight encounter from Paris to London in 1984 to create an amazing hand bag. Jane Birkin sat right next to Jean-Louis Dumas, CEO of Hermes on that flight & accidentally dropped her handbag on the floor. It was one reason why they initiated a conversation about what she would like to have in an everyday handbag in order to make it an ideal one. As a result, Dumas has created one especially for her & sent it to her flat in Paris.

What it takes to make one Birkin bag? It takes about 30-40 hours to make one handbag depending on its size and there are only 5 that are made each week. The most expensive bag is made of saltwater crocodile skin & its inside lining - out of the goat skin to match the color of the exterior of the bag. Bag can be special ordered but only by exclusive clients who can submit their orders through Paris office twice a year. Hermes picks out the colors & certain skins to use for their collections as well as they can decide to discontinue them without any notice to their clients. All locks & keys are made out of gold & some other previous metals besides silver to avoid tarnishing.

Because of its exclusive quality, Birkin bag has a price tag of approximately $7,500 depending on the size & leather. Some of them go up to six figures & there are always buyers out there. If you have a Birkin in your closet, it adds you in the list of some biggest celebrities, socialites & famous people of the world like Carla Bruni, First lady of France, Cristina Kirchner, President of Argentina, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey and others. Most of the famous TV shows like Sex & the City, Will & Grace, Gilmore Girls & Gossip Girl bring up Birkin in their episodes. I read at Stylelist.com that Victoria Beckham owns about 200 of these exclusive purses all range in color, size & leather quality & one of them was auctioned off at $120,000 all embellished in 10 carats of diamonds.

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