While thousands of people might want to get their hands on a Birkin bag, the artist Giovanni Casas, who is known as GEO, has created “The Big Birk” for Art Palm Beach. The art-like sculpture is meant to be reminiscent of Hermès‘ prized handbag. The New York-based creative has his own agency and first created … Read more
As China looks to crack down on social inequality due to challenged economic growth and the pursuit of social stability, local authorities have closed down the social media accounts of three high profile, wealth-flaunting influencers with millions of followers, among others. On Tuesday, three of China’s most talked about gala-attending, high jewelry-buying, Birkin bag-collecting personalities … Read more
PARIS — With the Cannes Film Festival in full swing, Paco Rabanne is celebrating summer with the launch of a capsule collection with Net-a-porter inspired by the French Riviera. The line, which launches on Friday, consists of 21 items of ready-to-wear and seven accessories spanning from day to evening, with looks ranging from nautical knitwear … Read more
More than a year after Hermès International won its trademark infringement case against the artist who is known as “Mason Rothschild” for his “MetaBirkins” NFTs, the legal wrangling continues. Hermès had sued the artist, whose given name is Sonny Estival, for creating and selling 100 MetaBirkins — colorful faux-fur Birkin bag-inspired non-fungible tokens — in … Read more
