# @forbes on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLI3oeFTih1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31883429-forbes-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1b9a55a1e7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-20T22:00:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Forbes (@Forbes) — https://gondola.cc/Forbes

## Caption

Leading Sotheby’s Fashion Icons Sale in #Paris on the 10th of July, to coincide with Paris #HauteCouture Week, is #JaneBirkin’s original #Hermès Birkin. Created in 1984 with Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas, this black leather prototype sparked the creation of the #Birkin bag, one of the most iconic handbags of our time, and one that's still going strong in its fifth decade. 

Keep reading at the link in our bio. (Photo: Sotheby's)

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 2,612
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 20

## Tags

paris, janebirkin, birkin, hautecouture, hermès

---
Copyright (c) Gondola