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What is the most popular Hermès bag?

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What is the most popular Hermès bag?
The most popular Hermès bag is the Birkin. Since its 1984 debut, the Hermès Birkin bag has become a coveted status symbol as much as it has an exclusive collector’s piece. The handbag is among the most expensive in the world, and the appetite for the accessory is well-known inside and outside the fashion industry.

The Hermès Birkin has become an icon, no doubt about it. But it has also become something more surprising: a better investment than a painting by an Impressionist master. A study of luxury investments in 2019 found that luxury handbags had the highest returns (the Hermès Birkin bag fared considerably well on the list). 

When the Birkin first became available, in 1984, the cost of a basic model was approximately $2,000, and it has since increased 500 percent. Each is handmade by a single expert craftsperson. Price varies with size, hardware, color and type of leather. A limited assortment of leathers and colors is released each year.

While the Birkin tops the list of the brand’s most popular bags, in the world of luxury purses, Hermès stands apart. Other widely cherished favorites in the house’s collection of handbags include the Kelly, the Constance and the Evelyne.

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Hermès Birkin 35 Miel Shiny Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware Handbag
By Hermès
Located in Banbury, GB
Investment Piece and Great Deal SKU 33301488 Comes With Hermès Dust Bag, Keys,Padlock,Clochette Date 2007 Model Birkin 35 Serial Number [K] Metal Palladium Materials Crocodile Leath...
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2010s French Top Handle Bags

Hermes mini Evelyne 16 Black
By Hermès
Located in London, England
Hermes mini Evelyne 16 black bag with black strap. This very practical and stylish bag has a detachable strap and can be worn over the shoulder or across the body. Metallic finish:...
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2010s Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Hermès 1999 Sac Reteint Noir Birkin 35 Dyed Black Epsom Leather Hand Bag Hermes
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Birkin bag, size 35, in beige Epsom leather re-dyed in black and gold metal, keys, padlock, zipper, bell, dust bag, year 1999. Width 35 cm x height 25 cm x depth 18 cm, handle...
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1990s French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Ficelle Porosus Crocodile Pan Clutch Bag Pristine Condition Never Used
By Hermès
Located in New Hope, PA
This Hermes Ficelle Porosus Crocodile Pan Clutch Bag has never been used and it is in the most pristine condition you can imagine. And yes, it is big enough to hold a cell phone! I...
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Late 20th Century French Clutches

Hermès 2008 Sac Haut a courroies 40 Silver HDW Dark Brown Leather HAC Bag Hermes
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès bag model Haut à Courroies or Birkin HAC size 40 in dark brown grained leather and silver metal (palladium), interior in matching leather, padlock, keys, dustbags, year 2008. ...
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Early 2000s French Top Handle Bags

HERMES black Epsom leather KELLY 25 SELLIER Bag w Gold
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Hermès Kelly 25 Sellier bag is crafted in Noir (black) Veau Epsom leather and finished with gold-plated hardware for a timelessly elegant look. The structured sil...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

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