Does the bag make the women, or does the women maketh the bag?

I can't think of a more iconic bag than the Hermès Birkin. From Victoria Beckham to Lady GaGa it seems you're nobody until you have had this handbag on your arm, but what makes this bag so special?

Well the truth is this is last piece of luxury loot that is hand pieced together and made from the softest leathers and the most exotic skins. One medium sized Hermès Birkin takes an individual 18 hours to make and larger ones take 30 hours. Hermès only make 5 bags a week hence the five year waiting list for one of these exquisite handbags. However are celebrities waiting five year to get their hands on one of these bags... My guessing is no.

The  Hermès Birkin was named after British Actress Jane Birkin, born in 1946 Jane Birkin first came to acting in the swinging 60's and became an icon of the era starring a number of great British films such as Blow up and Wonderwall a film in which she didn't say a word, even so she became a legend of film. In 1981, Hermès chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas was seated next to Jane Birkin on a flight from Paris to London. She had just placed her straw bag in the overhead compartment of her seat, but the contents fell to the floor, leaving her to scramble to replace the them. Birkin explained to Dumas that it had been difficult to find a leather weekend bag she liked. So in 1984, he created a black supple leather bag for her, the Birkin bag, based on an 1892 design. She used the bag for herself then later changed her mind. Nevertheless, the bag has since become an icon. It is the most desirable piece of luxury fashion, I know I would kill for a Birkin.

Now Victoria Beckham and her collection of Hermès Birkins are clear to see, she has a number of Birkins in a number of colours, skins and sizes, to match practically every outfit. Her collection of Birkins has an estimated worth of £1 million, she even owns the Diamond Birkin worth £150,000, it was a gift from David Beckham how lucky is she a gorgeous man and a gorgeous handbag to match. I adore Birkin bags and Iwould love to own one but why wait for five years to get your hand on this bag when you can get your hands on a Vanilla Paris bag that looks identical and is so much cheaper... Ok if can afford it buy a Birkin it will last forever and never go out of style and will always be the envy of every women who see it.

I own this Vanilla Paris bag and I love it, it looks like a Birkin, it feels like a Birkin, ok I know it's not but Istill love it. I know it will never date and while i'm waiting five years for my Hermès Birkin I can enjoy this. Every women would be lost without their handbag, it is the one place we can keep all our things safe, and if it's a Birkin well that is extra special but if not, it will always be special to you.