inspiring, classy, timeless - Pouf! Magazine
inspiring, classy, timeless - Pouf! Magazine
inspiring, classy, timeless - Pouf! Magazine
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STYLE<br />
For years women around the world have<br />
been longing for this precious bag. Due<br />
to the high price and its exclusiveness<br />
The Birkin bag today represents wealth<br />
and status. Many famous people have been<br />
seen carrying around one on of these babies.<br />
One with the biggest collection of Birkin Bags<br />
today is Victoria Beckham which, according to<br />
an article in ”The Mail Online” is worth approximately<br />
£1,5m.<br />
So what is it that makes this bag so special?<br />
Maybe it is the fact that for years there has<br />
OBJECT OF DESIRE<br />
The Story<br />
of the<br />
Birkin Bag<br />
TEXT JELENA JANKOVIC<br />
ILLUSTRATION KRISTINA HULTKRANTZ<br />
“Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda”<br />
Don’t we all remember the SATS episode, when<br />
Samantha uses Lucy Lui to get the famous Birkin<br />
bag for herself.<br />
been a waiting list for these bags, for some<br />
specific models even up to six years!!! This is the<br />
longest waiting list ever recorded in bag history.<br />
In 2010 however Hermés announced that<br />
the waiting list is gone and that it would now be<br />
available to everyone.<br />
Maybe it is its high price which range from<br />
$9,000 to $150,000 that makes it so special? Or<br />
maybe the fact that Victoria Beckham owns 100<br />
pieces?<br />
There are many factors that are influencing this<br />
but the fact is that this has been the IT-bag for
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