I always found it funny that she complained the Birkin bag was heavy. Girllll that thing was stuffed to the eyeballs. OF COURSE it was heavy 
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In 2011 or 2012, she appeared in an episode of a Korean reality show (Hyori's Golden 12). Hyori (an absolute superstar in Korea, even to this day) was planning a celebrity auction/bazaar. Jane gave her a Cape Cod watch dangling off her bag for the auction. She said it was her "first watch." She signed it as well.
I wonder if it was the same watch hanging off her bag in the gloriously bedecked Birkin video (anyone know what year that was originally filmed?).
I wonder if it was the same watch hanging off her bag in the gloriously bedecked Birkin video (anyone know what year that was originally filmed?).
Thank you for posting the video @papertiger! I honestly so love that she dangled whatever she wanted on it and made the bag truly hers. It’s so unpretentious and you could tell each charm was meaningful to her in some way and the sounds brought joy. The little jingles does sound cute!! These bags really do wear so well.
Do we happen to have a photo thread on super slouchy/lived in H bags a la JB? We mostly see pristine bags and some vintage around here so it would be lovely to also see the overstuffed, slouched up, filled to the brim bags!
Do we happen to have a photo thread on super slouchy/lived in H bags a la JB? We mostly see pristine bags and some vintage around here so it would be lovely to also see the overstuffed, slouched up, filled to the brim bags!
Thank you for posting the video @papertiger! I honestly so love that she dangled whatever she wanted on it and made the bag truly hers. It’s so unpretentious and you could tell each charm was meaningful to her in some way and the sounds brought joy. The little jingles does sound cute!! These bags really do wear so well.
Do we happen to have a photo thread on super slouchy/lived in H bags a la JB? We mostly see pristine bags and some vintage around here so it would be lovely to also see the overstuffed, slouched up, filled to the brim bags!
We do!
I so wish my Box B looked like hers! It's from 2007/2008, I can't remember exactly , and still pretty stiff, although I've used it a lot. The leather is softer than it was but still not slouchy. I don't think Box will ever get slouchy
I actually prefer heritage H leathers when they are well used instead of pristine. They acquire a particular look that other leathers, like Togo or Clemence, never have.
I actually prefer heritage H leathers when they are well used instead of pristine. They acquire a particular look that other leathers, like Togo or Clemence, never have.
That's it!
We will miss your beaming smile, a beacon of light; keep shining brightly in the heavens.
off topic but in the 60's my mother (a bohemian free spirit in those days) used to carry exactly that same basket!
I suspect she brought it in one of the Portuguese shops that were around Portobello road where we lived.
I remember it vividly as a child and it used to annoy me because it always seemed to be banging into me
and I once got a splinter off of it!I now wish I'd kept it for myself as even when she moved onto 'normal bags' she kept it in the kitchen to store potatoes and onions!
I've seen them on etsy and other websites for 100 dollars, which is a lot! I'm waiting for a day when I spot one out in the wild. Maybe I'll buy one then. I love that you have memories of your mom associated with this bag.off topic but in the 60's my mother (a bohemian free spirit in those days) used to carry exactly that same basket!
I suspect she brought it in one of the Portuguese shops that were around Portobello road where we lived.
I remember it vividly as a child and it used to annoy me because it always seemed to be banging into me
I now wish I'd kept it for myself as even when she moved onto 'normal bags' she kept it in the kitchen to store potatoes and onions!
I lived there too!off topic but in the 60's my mother (a bohemian free spirit in those days) used to carry exactly that same basket!
I suspect she brought it in one of the Portuguese shops that were around Portobello road where we lived.
I remember it vividly as a child and it used to annoy me because it always seemed to be banging into me
I now wish I'd kept it for myself as even when she moved onto 'normal bags' she kept it in the kitchen to store potatoes and onions!