Pakistan's youngest and first female foreign minister stylish Hina Rabbani is in discussion for quite some days for her simple sober but expensive branded goodies. Her Hermés Birkin bag Roberto Cavalli shades and Jimmy Choo heels are some amongst many that are in discussion. But her oversize Hermes Birkin bag has given people hot topic for evening tea chit chat.

By: Surabhi Yadav Updated Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:50 PM (IST)

We all love to carry branded items and we do carry according to our taste. Then what is so special about her Birkin bag that big politicians and famous designers are talking in favour and against of her possessing it. Hermes Birkin handbags perfectly reflect the style of French fashion house and remains as classic and everlasting fashion brand. Manufactured in France, the Hermes Birkin bags rank in the top of the fashion world. It is named after actress and singer Jane Birkin. The bag is a symbol of wealth due to its high price and elusiveness to the publicist prices range from $9,000 to $150,000.


The company's signature saddle stitching, developed in the 1800s, is another distinctive feature of Birkin bags. These are sold in a range of sizes. Each one may be made to order with different customer-chosen hides, color, and hardware fixtures.

There are other individual options, such as diamond-encrusting. The bag also has a variety of hides such as calf leather, ostrich, crocodile, and lizard. One of the most expensive is saltwater crocodile skin. Bags with smaller scales cost more than those with larger scales. The bag is lined with goat-skin. The color of the interior matches the exterior. Prices for the Birkin bag depend on the color, hardware fixtures, and skin. Sizes are 25, 30, 35, and 40 centimeters. The 50- and 55-centimeter bags are meant for travelling. It also comes in a variety of colors such as pink, red, brown, baby blue, navy blue, orange, white, black, and golden tan. The bag has a lock and keys. The keys are enclosed in a leather lanyard known as a clochette, carried by looping through a handle. The bag is locked by closing the top flaps over buckle loops, wrapping the buckle straps, or closing the lock on the front hardware. Locks and keys are number-coded. The metallic hardware (the lock, keys, buckle hardware, and base studs) are plated with gold or palladium to prevent tarnishing. The metal lock may be covered with leather as a custom option. Diamonds are another custom addition. Hermès offers a "spa treatment" – a reconditioning for overly used bags.It was reputed for having a waiting list of up to 6 years. It is the longest wait for any bag in history.

Pakistan's first woman and the youngest Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is  fond of Birkin bags and is known to have these in black, white and tan colour.

Check out the slide show for some entertainment celebrities who are crazy for Hermés Birkin bag.

Posted By: Surabhi Yadav

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