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Watch live as the original Hermès Birkin bag, designed for singer Jane Birkin, is auctioned at Sotheby's Paris "Fashion Icons" sale during Haute Couture Week on Thursday, 10 July.

The original Birkin bag created by Hermès for Jane Birkin in 1984 is up for auction in Paris

A rare original Hermès Birkin bag is heading to auction, and it could break records by surpassing the $500,000 mark. Discover what makes this iconic handbag so valuable.

IN FOCUS: As Sotheby’s prepares to auction off the first ever Birkin bag, inspired by French screen star Jane Birkin, Annabel Nugent looks into the history of the iconic style – and what it takes to secure one today

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The Birkin bag made by French luxury retailer Hermès has become a status symbol for some of the global elite. Notoriously difficult to obtain, a select few obsess over how to get their hands on one.

She paired it with fashion's most controversial flats.

Hermès said it would "stay the course" to attract and retain customers across the world as it announced revenues of $15.9 billion.

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