He eventually gifted the actress a black calfskin prototype of the Birkin, suggesting that the purse be named after her. "Tired of her baskets, Jane wanted a bag like [her partner] Serge ...

From slouchy and oversized to cool and contained, we’ve rounded up the four styles you need to know this summer.

In 1983 Jane Birkin boarded an AirFrance flight from Paris ... me – my husband Jacques Doillon had reversed his car over my basket [bag], crushed it on purpose not two days before.

Upon remarking at the difficulty Jane had in getting her open-topped, ever-classic pannier basket bag in the overhead locker – Birkin told Dumas that she has never been able to find the perfect ...

If you want an easy way to switch your spring wardrobe into high-summer mode, take a leaf out of Jane Birkin’s book and embrace the basket bag. It doesn’t have to be as structured as Birkin ...