Kim Kardashian’s video with a $10 million Birkin bag has sparked speculations about a potential purchase.
According to US Weekly, The Kardashians star on Saturday, July 11, shared a video featuring an original Birkin bag inspired by late British actress and singer Jane Birkin, which was sold for $10 million in the auction this week.
In a video shared on Instagram, the SKIMS founder was seen breaking the glass case of the original Birkin bag and running away.
In the follow-up post, the model shared a series of texts from her friends, wondering if she was the highest bidder for the bag.
"Are you the winner of the first Birkin bag?" one text read.
"Please tell me you bought that Birkin, Would be BAD A**," another friend said.
"Did you buy Jane Birkin's Birkin?!?" a friend asked with a crying emoji.
One of the texts read, “Kim, for real, did you buy the original Birkin??? Or should I stop blaming you every time I lose an auction?"
However, later it was found that a private collector from Japan, Valuence Japan, Inc., in Minato-ku, Tokyo that bid through the country head of Sotheby's Japan, Maiko Ichikawa.
As per the Associated Press report, the auction of the Birkin bag began at $1 million on Thursday, July 10, in Paris and was sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), becoming the second most valuable fashion item ever sold at auction.
