You already know the history of the Birkin and how Hermès came about the name. And while you may not necessarily be bothered about the exact details of its incredibly high price point, you know for a fact that it is a highly coveted bag, and one you would love to grace your closet and […]<…
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Birkins, Timepieces or Wines: Which is the Current Top Luxury Asset?
If you said Birkins or mentioned timepieces, you’re wrong. Wines have overtaken Hermès handbags and rare whiskey to dominate the alternative investment table, according to a recent Luxury Investment Index (Q2 2021) from Knight Frank. While it may or may not have anything to do with the lockdown w…
American Rapper Offset Probably Took our Advice on Birkin Bags.
On Wednesday, American rapper and songwriter, Offset, literally set social media ablaze when he gave his daughter, Kulture, a pink Birkin purse for her 2nd birthday. It is the year 2020 where everyone has an opinion and is not afraid to express it, and so, it was no surprise that the rapper and h…
Birkin Bags as Currency During COVID-19
High-ticket items like Birkin bags and Rolex watches are often seen as barometers for the luxury business. However, how each is being perceived during this crisis couldn’t be different. Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, reports have shown that the secondary-market prices for Birkin bags have gone…
Top 10 Interesting Facts on the Hermes Birkin Bags
How much do you really know about the Birkin bag? The Hermès Birkin has legions of fans, but there’s still a lot to learn about the world’s best loved luxury handbag. Are they really as rare as Hermès wants us to believe? Where was this piece of fashion history born? Which colors are the most [&h…
Unable to get Your Fave Hermès Kelly Bag? That is set to change Soon
We are only in Q1 of 2023, but Hermès looks like it is having a great year. According to recent reports, the international market value of the French luxury brand has now surpassed €200 billion, making it the second most valuable luxury brand after LVMH. Simply put, Hermès products, like the Kel…
Luxury Brands continue to report High Revenues. And Africa is in on It
During periods of economic uncertainty, logic posits that spending, especially on non-essential/discretionary goods, would drop. In the last year, however, unprecedented revenue from luxury brands has thrown this logic on its head, causing everyone to question what is behind the increased desire …
A Sotheby’s-Inspired Guide to Collecting Luxury Bags
So, you have decided you love luxury bags enough to start collecting them. Where do you start, and how do you build an incredible collection that is the envy of the luxury bag-collecting world? For help, we turned to Sotheby’s, a clear authority in this field. The auction house recently concluded…
Accessible Luxury? There’s Nothing like that; just ask Coach
Coach may not have intended it, but, from the moment it decided to continue to price its high-quality products at lower-than-industry standards and offer huge discounts to every and anybody, it became the ‘accessible luxury brand’, a tag that it quickly realised was more dangerous than helpful. P…
The Macallan x Bentley Horizon is Perhaps the Most Beautiful Decantar You’ll See this Year
Recently, seemingly unrelated brands have come together to create truly iconic, one-of-a-kind pieces that are sure to outlive their era. So when The Macallan and Bentley Motors announced a new partnership back in 2021 that they said would see them share insights from their respective industries o…