Famous Bags Inspired by Famous Women

Alexandra Owens, Allure magazine

Since Hermès renamed its Kelly bag after Princess Grace in 1956, only a handful of other women have bagged one of fashion's highest honors: immortality in leather. (Or crocodile.)

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The Birkin by Hermès

Inspired by: Jane Birkin

Price: $10,300 and up

The Bag Story: Birkin was famous for her bohemian straw baskets-until her belongings spilled to the floor when she opened the overhead compartment in an airplane. Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas, a fellow passenger, kindly offered to create a more practical leather bag. Victoria Beckham has a collection of them reportedly worth $2 million. But the muse... more
Photo by: Condé Nast Archive
The Birkin by Hermès

Inspired by: Jane Birkin

Price: $10,300 and up

The Bag Story: Birkin was famous for her bohemian straw baskets-until her belongings spilled to the floor when she opened the overhead compartment in an airplane. Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas, a fellow passenger, kindly offered to create a more practical leather bag. Victoria Beckham has a collection of them reportedly worth $2 million. But the muse herself owns only one: "They're bloody heavy!" Birkin once told a reporter.

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