Designed by Dior’s former artistic director, John Galliano, the purse made its debut during the luxury label’s spring/summer 2000 ready-to-wear runway show.
Hadid was snapped in New York City in 2017 carrying around a jean iteration of the bag.
For Jane Birkin, at least, this dream was a reality. In 1983, the always-stylish Birkin was sitting on an Air France flight when Jean-Louis Dumas, then CEO of Hermès, sat next to her by chance.
The singer and actress was spotted carrying her Birkin bag while on her way to the “Jane Birkin Sings Serge Gainsbourg” press conference in Tokyo.
The stylish purse got its start in the late '90s when Fendi’s then-Creative Director of Accessories, Silvia Venturini Fendi, created it as an homage to how French women nonchalantly carry baguettes under their arms.
A cross-body version had another moment in the SATC sequel, And Just Like That…
The Louis Vuitton Speedy, which dates back to 1930, has an appeal that reaches far and wide—it was a “must-have” for many 1960s icons, came back during the early aughts, and is still the bag of choice for many Hollywood stars now.