
奢侈品时尚界见证了历史性时刻:已故英国女演员兼歌手简·柏金曾拥有并使用过的原版爱马仕柏金包,在巴黎苏富比拍卖行以惊人的1000万美元成交。
这场拍卖于2025年7月10日举行,不仅打破了此前的纪录,更巩固了柏金包作为史上拍卖价最高手袋的地位。
承载传奇过往的名包
• 这款手袋:它并非普通柏金包,而是1984年爱马仕首席执行官让-路易·杜马斯(Jean-Louis Dumas)在飞机上偶遇简·柏金后,为其量身定制的首款原型包。正如柏金在2012年接受《Vogue》杂志采访时所说,彼时她在飞机呕吐袋上画出了自己理想中的手袋,这款日后成为全球无数人梦寐以求的手袋由此诞生。
• 个人印记:这只磨损严重的黑色皮质包前盖上印有柏金姓名的首字母,包内还放着她随身携带的银色指甲刀,以及逐渐褪色的“世界医师协会”和“联合国儿童基金会”贴纸——这些都是她个人使用留下的独特细节,且从未在后续版本中复刻。
• 时尚史的重要一页:1985年至1994年间,柏金几乎每天都带着这款包,之后将其拍卖用于慈善。此后,它在私人收藏家之间几经易手,并曾在大型博物馆展览中亮相。
拍卖:持续10分钟的竞拍战
• 激烈竞争:拍卖起价为100万欧元,随后价格迅速攀升,九位收藏家通过在线、电话和现场方式竞拍。当价格突破此前纪录时,巴黎拍卖行内一片惊叹与掌声。
• 最终成交价:落槌价为860万欧元(约合1010万美元),由一位日本私人收藏家拍得。
• 创纪录:这一成交价较此前手袋拍卖纪录(爱马仕白色喜马拉雅尼罗鳄鱼皮28公分钻石翻转凯莉包,成交价513,040美元)高出一倍多。
2023年逝世的简·柏金曾打趣道,自己的遗产将永远与这款以她名字命名的标志性手袋紧密相连。普通柏金包向来一包难求,往往需要等待数年才能购得,零售价超1万美元,而这款原版原型包因与创作者的直接关联及其明显的使用痕迹,成为时尚史上独一无二的藏品。
多年来,柏金包的价值持续攀升,表现远超标普500指数和黄金等传统投资品,成为收藏家眼中的珍贵资产。此前,《商业内幕》、《Artnet》等媒体已报道过这场拍卖的相关消息。(*)
译者:中慧言-王芳
奢侈品时尚界见证了历史性时刻:已故英国女演员兼歌手简·柏金曾拥有并使用过的原版爱马仕柏金包,在巴黎苏富比拍卖行以惊人的1000万美元成交。
这场拍卖于2025年7月10日举行,不仅打破了此前的纪录,更巩固了柏金包作为史上拍卖价最高手袋的地位。
承载传奇过往的名包
• 这款手袋:它并非普通柏金包,而是1984年爱马仕首席执行官让-路易·杜马斯(Jean-Louis Dumas)在飞机上偶遇简·柏金后,为其量身定制的首款原型包。正如柏金在2012年接受《Vogue》杂志采访时所说,彼时她在飞机呕吐袋上画出了自己理想中的手袋,这款日后成为全球无数人梦寐以求的手袋由此诞生。
• 个人印记:这只磨损严重的黑色皮质包前盖上印有柏金姓名的首字母,包内还放着她随身携带的银色指甲刀,以及逐渐褪色的“世界医师协会”和“联合国儿童基金会”贴纸——这些都是她个人使用留下的独特细节,且从未在后续版本中复刻。
• 时尚史的重要一页:1985年至1994年间,柏金几乎每天都带着这款包,之后将其拍卖用于慈善。此后,它在私人收藏家之间几经易手,并曾在大型博物馆展览中亮相。
拍卖:持续10分钟的竞拍战
• 激烈竞争:拍卖起价为100万欧元,随后价格迅速攀升,九位收藏家通过在线、电话和现场方式竞拍。当价格突破此前纪录时,巴黎拍卖行内一片惊叹与掌声。
• 最终成交价:落槌价为860万欧元(约合1010万美元),由一位日本私人收藏家拍得。
• 创纪录:这一成交价较此前手袋拍卖纪录(爱马仕白色喜马拉雅尼罗鳄鱼皮28公分钻石翻转凯莉包,成交价513,040美元)高出一倍多。
2023年逝世的简·柏金曾打趣道,自己的遗产将永远与这款以她名字命名的标志性手袋紧密相连。普通柏金包向来一包难求,往往需要等待数年才能购得,零售价超1万美元,而这款原版原型包因与创作者的直接关联及其明显的使用痕迹,成为时尚史上独一无二的藏品。
多年来,柏金包的价值持续攀升,表现远超标普500指数和黄金等传统投资品,成为收藏家眼中的珍贵资产。此前,《商业内幕》、《Artnet》等媒体已报道过这场拍卖的相关消息。(*)
译者:中慧言-王芳
The world of luxury fashion witnessed a historic moment as the original Hermès Birkin bag, once owned and used by the late British actress and singer Jane Birkin, sold for a staggering $10 million at Sotheby’s Paris.
The sale, which took place on July 10, 2025, shattered previous records and cemented the Birkin’s status as the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction.
A Legendary Bag With a Storied Past
• The bag: This was not just any Birkin—it was the very first prototype, custom-designed for Jane Birkin in 1984 after a chance encounter with Hermès CEO Jean-Louis Dumas on a flight. As Birkin told Vogue in 2012, she famously sketched her ideal bag on an airplane sickness bag, leading to the creation of what would become the world’s most coveted handbag.
• Personal touches: The well-worn black leather bag bears Birkin’s initials on the front flap, a pair of silver nail clippers she kept for convenience, and the faded outlines of stickers from Médecins du Monde and UNICEF—details unique to her personal use and never replicated in later editions.
• A piece of fashion history: Birkin carried the bag almost daily from 1985 to 1994 before auctioning it for charity. It has since changed hands among private collectors and appeared in major museum exhibitions.
The auction: A 10-minute bidding war
• Fierce competition: The auction opened at €1 million and quickly escalated, with nine collectors bidding online, by phone, and in the room. Gasps and applause filled the Paris auction house as the price soared past previous records.
• Final price: The hammer came down at €8.6 million (about $10.1 million), with the winning bid placed by a private collector from Japan.
• Record-breaking: The sale more than doubled the previous auction record for a handbag, which stood at $513,040 for a Hermès White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Retourne Kelly 28.
Jane Birkin, who passed away in 2023, once joked that her legacy would be forever tied to the iconic bag that bears her name. Standard Birkin bags are notoriously difficult to acquire, often requiring years on a waiting list, and retail for over $10,000, but the original prototype’s direct link to its creator and its visible signs of use made it a unique piece of fashion history.
The Birkin’s value has consistently risen over the years, outperforming traditional investments like the S&P 500 and gold, making it a prized asset for collectors. News of the auction was previously reported by Business Insider and Artnet, among others.