There’s a problem with this Art Ball auction item. The winner will have to decide whether to use it or to hide it in the family vault, while it only grows in value. Ah, the problems of owning a Birkin! Oh, and there’s also the jealousy factor of your friends. But then nothing comes between a Birkin and its owner.
Custom Hermes Birkin Bag* (Value $12,500)
As Heritage Auctions Director of Luxury Accessories Matthew Rubinger told Forbes, “Birkins are the most sought after bag in the world and have been for a long time.” Did you know that “a ‘carefully used’ one typically fetches between 80% and 120% of what the previous owner paid for it”?
Hmm, perhaps these bags should be sold through stockbrokers.
The reason this custom Ardennes made of black leather with gold hardware is in pristine condition is because it’s brand spanking new.
(No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. The bag in the photo is indeed blue because it’s a cousin of the black Ardennes. It’s a Blue Jean. Here’s what the real Ardennes looks like!)
It’s just the right size for what the fashionable type wants to tote along — smartphone, lipstick, passport, sunglasses, eye drops, appropriate credit cards, pepper spray, tablet and that hanky your granny always told you take with you. If you want to, you can even dress your Birkin up daily with your fav Hermes scarf that goes with your outfit.
Or, you can just stash it in a safety deposit box for safekeeping.
* Compliments of Heritage Auctions * Photo provided by the Dallas Museum of Art’s Art Ball