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.

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 ...

Narrator: Hermès Birkin bags are some of the most ... please prepare for takeoff. Narrator: Jane was known for carrying a wicker basket wherever she went and used it for everything from groceries ...

Once upon a time, in 1983 to be exact, a famously befringed, achingly cool actress called Jane Birkin boarded an Air France ...

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 ...