Branded luxury bags took off in 1957, when Grace Kelly posed with an Hermès bag in Life magazine. (Hermès renamed that bag ...
The bag, now an expensive status symbol, is named after the American actress Grace Kelly. It became popular after she was photographed using this Hermes bag to conceal the signs of her pregnancy.
With that said, the bag’s value boost (93% over the decade) falls short of the Hermès Kelly’s (famed for being renamed in honor of Grace Kelly), which has soared by 129% in the last ten years.