Birkin Hermès 2022 : The Bag That's Worth More Than Gold...

The Birkin Hermès 2022 bag is without doubt the most luxurious, most sought-after and most desired of all contemporary fashion bags. And its history was written in 1981, around a woman, the actress and singer Jane Birkin.

Birkin Hermès 2022, the Perfect meeting between a man and a woman

The meeting took place at an altitude of ten thousand metres – on a plane from London to Paris. At the time, Jane Birkin was a young mother with a bit of work to do. Although she would later tell several versions of the encounter that led to the creation of the Birkin Hermes 2022 bag, the story remains the same: no bag is adapted to her needs as a working woman and mother. Diary, baby bottles, personal effects…

“I was on a plane from London to Paris in the 1980s and I was sitting, unknowingly, next to Jean-Louis Dumas, the chairman of Hermès. My Hermès schedule was so full that everything fell through. He told me I’d better put my personal belongings in closed pockets. I said, ‘If Hermes put pockets…’ he said, ‘I am Mr Hermes and I will put pockets for you. A month later he had me send him a leather bag and asked if he could call it the Birkin. “I was on a plane from London to Paris in the 1980s and I was asked for the Birkin.”

Jean-Louis Dumas designed a bag inspired by the first Hermès bag with high straps, supple and deep, stamped with the characteristics of the house for which he works… A polished hold, a padlock and a saddle stitch. The Birkin Hermès 2022 bag was born.

From its very first edition in 1984, the Birkin Hermès bag aroused passions. It was an immediate success and women recognized themselves in this epitome of chic and practicality. . From a chance encounter, an iconic fashion bag was born. A bag like a masterpiece of craftsmanship signed by Hermès.

How Is The Hermes Leather Birkin Bag Made?

This piece, cut from the most precious skins, is made by hand – from start to finish by the same craftsman. Nearly 48 hours of meticulous work…

For weeks, the Hermès craftsman affixes his signature as a guarantee of uniqueness. Each Birkin is indeed a unique piece. The bag has a flap and is held by two rigid handles. The interior is divided into a large patch pocket and a pocket with a zip. Large, elegant, practical.

Faced with this extremely detailed manufacturing process, a waiting list system had to be put in place in order to acquire the bag of bags. It will continue until 2011. Because the success of the Birkin Hermès 2022 model is such that it was necessary to multiply the production workshops.

As the seasons changed, as the inspirations changed, the look of the Birkin Hermès bag constantly changed to be adorned with smooth leather, exotic leather, crocodile, velvet or ostrich… Bags introduced in a dozen plain or multicoloured shades.

The Birkin Hermès is now available in 5 sizes: 25 cm, 30 cm, 35 cm, 40 cm or 45 cm.
A woman’s bag of supreme casualness… The Birkin Hermès reissued, reinterpreted, recreated, it is nonetheless a bag with exponential popularity.

And because it shines with the incredible perfection that is the hallmark of the House of Hermès, there is no need to advertise it – the bag is an exceptional object.

Just look at the latest auctions – the value of Hermès Birkin bags has risen by 500%… And the rarer the leather and the model, the higher the price! The most expensive Birkin Hermès bag ever sold?

1.9 million dollars for the Crocodile Gold Birkin Bag. A bag carved from such rare crocodile leather… Enough to make it a more lucrative investment than gold.

The Hermes Birkin bag, the ultimate icon of women’s bags, is not available for delivery. You have to go to the heart of the beautiful Hermès boutiques to hope to acquire it.