The $10M Birkin Auction Winner & A Bezos-Vogue Reality Check

original birkin bag auction
Sotheby’s Paris auctioned the original Birkin prototype, which once belonged to Jane Birkin, for €8.6 million ($10.1 million) with fees, and it took 10 minutes of bidding, with nine different potential buyers vying for it. Photo: Julien Hekimian/Getty Images
Lauren Sherman
Rachel Strugatz
Julie Brener Davich
July 11, 2025

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