Disaster! What Are They Gonna Call the Birkin Bag Now?
LatestOh no. That sound you hear echoing around St. Barths and Rodeo Drive is the sound of a million socialites and celebrities inwardly screaming, as the status of their beloved Birkin bags is thrown into question, with just a few words from the bag’s namesake.
“Having been alerted to the cruel practices reserved for crocodiles during their slaughter to make Hermès handbags carrying my name… I have asked Hermés to debaptise the Birkin Croco until better practices in line with international norms can be put in place,” actress and singer Jane Birkin said in a statement Tuesday, after PETA released the results of an investigation they did into the treatment of crocodiles who are killed for their skins to make the bags.