Bonhams, London, Großbritannien. 16. Juli 2021. Der Verkauf von Designermode und Handtaschen (findet am 20. Juli statt) umfasst Jane Birkins Black Togo Birkin 35, Hermès, c.. 1999. Mit einem unterzeichneten Echtheitsbrief aus Jane Birkin und Anno’s Afrika und einer Kopie eines Briefes von Jane Birkin, der von Bonhams Katalogautorin Suzi Yang gehalten wurde. Schätzung: £15,000-20,000. Quelle: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News
5524 x 3619 px | 46,8 x 30,6 cm | 18,4 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
16. Juli 2021
Ort:
London UK
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Original press release: London – Singer, songwriter, actress, and model, Jane Birkin, is best known as the ultimate symbol of French chic – despite being English. And she is celebrated for her provocative rendition of Je t'aime... moi non plus with her partner, Serge Gainsbourg. Birkin is also known for inspiring, and giving her name to, one of the most desirable handbags around – the Hermès “Birkin”. The story is that in 1984, by chance, the Head of Hermès, Jean-Louis Dumas, found himself sitting next to Jane Birkin on a flight. Birkin complained of how she could not find a bag large enough to carry her daughter Lou’s bottles – and Dumas responded by designing her a deep and supple holdall on the back of an Air France sick bag. The rest is fashion history. Now one of Birkin’s own personal Birkin bags will be offered at Bonhams Designer Handbags and Fashion sale on 20 July in Bonhams Knightsbridge. The bag was originally purchased by the current owners in a charity auction benefiting Anno's Africa in 2014. It is accompanied by a letter from Jane Birkin, and is signed by her in Tipp-Ex on the interior. It has an estimate of £15, 000-20, 000. Head of Bonhams Designer Handbags & Fashion department, Meg Randell, commented: “Jane Birkin is synonymous with the ultimate in French cool and chic style, and the Hermès “Birkin” is the ultimate luxury accessory – so to be able to offer Birkin’s Birkin is incredibly exciting. Jane was known for really using her bags and customising them to make her namesake accessory her own. This bag shows wonderful signs of use by Birkin, such as the red cord tied around one of the handles, and bite marks from Birkin's cat on the handle.” Famous for customising her Birkin bags, Jane Birkin explained to Vogue in 2011: “I always hang things on my bags because I don't like them looking like everyone else's…There's no fun in a bag if it's not kicked around, so that it looks as if the cat’s been sitting on it – and it usually has...."
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