Handbags are more than just a black hole for your car keys. From the elegant Hermès Birkin to the insouciant Fendi Baguette, this functional accessory serves as a footnote in fashion history, seducing movie stars and royalty alike to amass collections worth more than the GDP of a small country. Before you dismiss this as gross exaggeration, consider that Christie’s recently auctioned off a Birkin for Rs 2.4 crore. That’s roughly the cost of a penthouse in Mumbai.
In case you’re building your own superstar collection, these are the icons you should know on a first name basis.
Birkin to Baguette: the most iconic handbags in history
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