Matte White Diamond Himalaya niloticus Birkin 30 It was sold on Wednesday 31 May in Hong Kong for more than $ 377 thousand, which makes it the most expensive bag ever sold at auction.
Auction Representatives Christie's stated that the bag Hermes, made of alligator leather and inlaid with white gold and diamonds, was acquired by an unknown buyer after an intense 15-minute application.
This is not the first Birkin 30which beats price records. Last year Christie's sold a similar bag in hong kong for $ 300 thousand. The bags look almost the same, but they have subtle differences: the bag sold on Wednesday is encrusted with diamonds of higher quality and has more gold.
Luxury connoisseurs consider bags Birkin The main status symbol, which is usually reserved for celebrities and rich. Hermes does not disclose how many bags Diamond Himalaya he releases, but according to Christie's - no more than one or two per year.
There is a version that the British actress and singer Jane Birkin
and company director
Hermes Jean-Louis Dumas sat side by side on a plane flying from Paris to London. Birkin accidentally scattered the contents of his travel bag, made of straw. Collecting the stuffed things out, the star complained to Mr. Dumas that she could not find the perfect leather bag for herself.
for walks and travels, and described to him what she thought should be this bag. After some time, the actress was given a bag of her dreams.
Birkin - this is a subject of desire and one hundred percent sign of luxury. To own such a bag is not enough to shell out a few thousand dollars. You may also have to wait six months or a year if you live in France or the United States, or even more if we are talking about Eastern Europe. On average, it takes two to two and a half years to make a custom-made original bag. Even if you have money, buying a bag is difficult: according to the auction house, the waiting list is 6 years old.
In the assortment of fashion houses
Hermes the bag
Birkin stands apart. This is an independent brand and a thing that managed to become legendary in a relatively short time - the first bag of this model was released in 1984. Since then, interest in them has not diminished.
