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Why Hermès refrained from bidding for the original Birkin

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The very first Birkin handbag, named after the late actress and singer Jane Birkin and now a cult item, was sold at Sotheby's last week, breaking all previous auction records for a handbag. But Hermès, the company that designed it, preferred to look on from a distance.

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