The Original "Birkin" Handbag Just Sold For A Record $10.1 Million

Listen, as a heterosexual male you're probably wondering why I care about this sorta thing. I get it. You think the only bidding war men should be doing is on racehorses to add to their stable from the comfort of their $20 million Miami mansion while looking slightly overweight (their words, not mine):

p.s. Kinda hilarious that the site won't let me embed Dave's bidding war tweet because our NSFW filter thinks he's showing too much nip, but here it is if you please (https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1912181145564778992) 

The truth is I only really know what a Birkin bag is because it's rapped about in zillions of rap songs, and otherwise known as what rich rappers get their main-chick (at a minimum of $10,000 a bag). Jay Z dropped one of the first Birkin lyrics in like 2002 when he said "I keep you working that Hermes birkin bag" which I would like to assume just means he takes his woman everywhere to show off that six figure purse but who is to say. It became a staple of rich fellas trying to please their lady and in turn somehow expected by a population of women as the bare minimum. It's every week you'll see some Instagram model talking about the new Birkin bag she received as an appetizer on her private jet to Dubai. 

Anyway, the original bag was apparently designed for Jane Birkin herself that she received in the 1980s, and whoever was smart enough to keep ahold of it just stumbled upon a $10 million payday. It was reportedly bought by a Japanese collector who if nothing else is signifying a bull run. Rich people auctions are a fascinating thing, just look at this fella who was livestreaming it on Instagram as everyone is just calmly taking millions of dollars bids for a handbag:

I'm not even sure I could afford the bottled water at a place like that but I digress. Congrats to the fella with a new $10 million "collector's item".