Be prepared to wait and wait some more if you want a Birkin bag. Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas explains why it takes time for clients to get their hands on the coveted bag.

Birkin bags, which retail for around $9,000 and can ... It wasn't a hit, but as legend had it, 20 years later an expecting Grace Kelly used the bag to hide her stomach from paparazzi.

Grace Kelly. Dumas added upon Birkin's sketch by taking inspiration from Hermès' Haut à courroies bag. He eventually gifted ...

The crocodile skin Himalayan Birkin by Hermès ... Similarly, Chanel flap bags have risen by 132%. Grace Kelly with the original Hermes Kelly bag (Photo by Roger Viollet Collection/Getty Images ...