Why are Birkin bags so hot?

You know a company is hard to crack when Oprah can't even get her way at its store. In June 2005, the television talk show host was turned away by a Hermès store in Paris while reportedly trying to buy a watch for Tina Turner. The store quickly apologized to Winfrey, after fans began a boycott of Birkin bags.
You know a company is hard to crack when Oprah can't even get her way at its store. In June 2005, the television talk show host was turned away by a Hermès store in Paris while reportedly trying to buy a watch for Tina Turner. The store quickly apologized to Winfrey, after fans began a boycott of Birkin bags.
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