While thousands of people might want to get their hands on a Birkin bag, the artist Giovanni Casas, who is known as GEO, has created "The Big Birk" for Art Palm Beach. The art-like sculpture is meant ...

A sculpture of a behemoth Birkin bag headed for an exhibition space in Florida held up traffic Wednesday as the Hermès “homage” was hustled through the streets of West Palm Beach — complete with ...

The viral “Walmart Birkin,” an affordable alternative to the high-end Hermès Birkin bag, gained widespread attention on ...

If you don’t have $40K to spend on a Birkin, how about a “Wirkin?” ...

The move follows the viral success of the “Wirkin,” a dupe of the famous Hermès Birkin bag, and marks a significant step in ...

Hermes' Birkin vs Walmart Wirkin. Fashion's most trending debate of now. But how far will fake fashion go? Whose fault is it ...

If you've been on TikTok lately, you've almost certainly seen the Walmart Birkin (or the "Wirkin," as many call it).

"Consumers are pushing back against big conglomerates who have been selling them 'dreams' then excluding them from the party.

Birkin bags synonymous with luxury and exclusivity. The Walmart version offers practical option for a fraction of the price. Often priced between $78 and $102, these totes have gone viral on TikTok as ...

As a copy of the iconic Birkin bag takes TikTok ... In fact, between 2020 and 2023, like-for-like prices on designer products (such as a classic Chanel flap bag) shot up by 66 per cent.

Nicknaming it the “Wirkin” bag – a portmanteau of “Walmart” and “Birkin” that also evokes “working class” – TikTok users have championed the bag as a symbol of working- and middle-class solidarity.

Though it had its roots in practical durability, the Birkin bag became one of the world's most exclusive luxury items , with a stratospheric price tag and years-long wait list to buy it.