Actress Jane Birkin and Hermès have come to terms over the pricy crocodile leather handbags that have borne her name since the 1980s: she’d voiced concerns over the treatment of the crocodiles used to provide the leather and demanded the company stop using her name to sell them, but it appears that talks between the two sides have worked in Hermès’ favor. [More]
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Hermès Says It’s Talking With Jane Birkin About Crocodile Leather Used In Namesake HandBags
By 8.28.15
If you’ve got a product named after you, should you be able to control how that item is made? Actress Jane Birkin is certainly trying to have her say, telling the company to take her name off the luxury handbag named after her because they’re made from crocodiles who are inhumanely slaughtered. [More]
Hermès Customers Returning $20,000 Birkin Bags For Smelling Like Weed
By 10.13.14
When you’re paying $20,000 for a purse, it should be basically perfect, if not possess some kind of supernatural ability to lay golden eggs or something. That’s why some disgruntled Hermès customers are reportedly returning their pricy Birkin bags, claiming that the purses smell like stanky, skunky marijuana. [More]
