Talk:Birkin bag

message: I read in an article that Charlotte Gainsbourg does not own or carry her mother's namesake bag. She said it would be strange for her or something along those lines. I would appreciate it if someone could help me find out where this interview/quote was. 70.113.24.254 05:36, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Charlotte Gainsbourg quote

message: I know it comes in a variety of sizes, but I'm trying to figure out the dimensions. Anyone know?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.9.45.237 (talk) 14:48, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  sizes 

message: This article is severely slanted, and I have added the Advert-tag. To mention a few of the most obvious problems:
The price is justified by the bags being handmade, rather that with an exuberant
mark-up.
"the Birkin has become a symbol of ultimate luxury," is very dubious. There
may well be a section of the female population that has this view, but to
many others (likely even most), it has become a symbol of consumer stupidity.
The article contains a gigantic listing of (alleged) owners: This information
is neither encyclopedic nor very interesting, and I assume that the main
reason for its inclusion is to make the bag seem more attractive.
One pop-culture item refers to "the privilege [to have the bag restored]"
Another pop-culture item refers to ``iconic purse.
The amount of detail given is not always appropriate
88.77.149.150 (talk) 00:35, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The info have been re-added to the article, as various new sources have stated that the bag is a symbol of luxury. There are also numerous articles stating that the bag is handmade and not produced in a factory. --74.232.4.62 (talk) 00:46, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article slanted 

message: I removed this because it's an invasion of privacy of the owners and because it constitutes an endorsement by the same without their knowledge or consent.
I don't agree that the rest of the article is basically an ad for the Birkin bag.  Regardless of whether you think only stupid women would buy one, the fact remains that the Birkin, by virtue of it's price and manufacturing process, is a high-end luxury item and should be labeled and described as such.  I found the article very interesting and informative.Risssa (talk) 04:13, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birkin owners list 

message: Do they use any endangered species for the bags? (18.247.6.246)
:Seems unlikely, since that would be quite visibly illegal. But if it was the case, it would need a very reliable reference, and probably we would want to discuss it here, before making a statement on the article page. Regards, Piano non troppo (talk) 17:59, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Animals used 

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replies: text: Only in your "celebrities are oh so valuable" world is a person entitled to be paid to be photographed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.189.73.197 (talk) 10:36, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
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thread_title: Assessment comment

message: In the History section, there are some tags attached to the supposed quote "You only need one and that busts your arm; they're bloody heavy. I'm going to have to have an operation for tendonitis in the shoulder."
I haven’t solved the question whether this is a real quote, but I’m posting here the uri of an interview that includes a "preamble" to that quote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12304097/When-JOANNE-HEGARTY-met-legendary-Jane-Birkin-UK-interview.html
It reads: "Jane tells me she has given away all but one of her Birkins to raise money for charitable causes close to her heart." 
This fits with and explains the words "You only need one" and therefore kind of suggests that the questionable quote is real, but was left out of the Daily Mail article. Still, as long as we haven’t asked the author, there’s no reference for it, so I guess it would have to go.
Geke (talk) 13:26, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  About the "too heavy" quote