Dive Deep Into Fashion Icon Jane Birkin’s Breakthrough $2,000,000 Creation After Tragic Death Receives Heart-Wrenching Tribute From Max Verstappen’s GF Kelly Piquet

The World of Fashion and Entertainment is in mourning. On Sunday, the great French actor and singer Jane Birkin sadly passed away, at the age of 76. She was found dead in her Paris home. The world didn’t just know her as a performer, but also as a Fashion Icon who inspired one of Hermes’ classic luxury handbags. A bag that only royalty and top celebrities fashioned. And one of her admirers is related to the world of F1 – Kelly Piquet, Max Verstappen‘s partner.

The story of how Ms. Birkin inspired a line of luxury handbags is a beautiful and fortuitous one. In 1984, when she was traveling on a plane, she had some trouble with one of her bags that wasn’t handy and helpful enough. Her belongings just wouldn’t fit in it. But to her luck, the man sitting next to her was Jean-Louis Dumas, the then-head designer for Hermes. And after such a serendipitous interaction, the Birkin bags came to be. An iconic bag that has stood the test of time and has been sold for as much as $2 million. Such is Ms. Birkin’s irreplaceable personal brand.

And Piquet, belonging to the world of modeling and fashion had to give a tribute to the late French Icon. On her Instagram story, Piquet paid a heartfelt homage to the late Ms. Birkin. She reposted a farewell photo by L’Officiel Italia that honored her life and recognized her contributions to the worlds of Entertainment and Fashion. Piquet captioned the story with a white heart and a dove (signaling peace): “🤍🕊️”.

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And Kelly Piquet is not alone in remembering the French Icon. Hermes and France’s important parliamentarians too shared their sincere tributes to Ms. Birkin.

Top French Ministers and Hermes Commemorate the Life of Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin was one of the biggest names in French cinema. In 1969, her duet with Serge Gainsbourg (whom she tied the knot with, in 1971), titled “Je t’aime… moi non plus” (French for “I love you… me neither”) topped the charts in the United Kingdom. It was the first foreign language song to do so. Such was her charm and talent that ruled the hearts of the audience. So, when she sadly met her demise on Sunday, distinguished members of the parliament commemorated her life through their kind words.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter, “Because she embodied freedom, because she sang the most beautiful words of our language, Jane Birkin was a French icon. A complete artist, her voice was as sweet as her engagements were fiery.  She bequeaths us tunes and images that will never leave us.”

Elisabeth Borne, the French Prime Minister said: “An unforgettable icon, a unique voice and charm. Through her music and her talent, she will have transcended the generations.”

Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris, said in a Tweet: “Jane Birkin, the most Parisian of the English has left us. We will never forget her songs, her laughter or her incomparable accent that have always accompanied us.”

Hermes, too released a press statement honoring Ms. Birkin for her contribution to the luxury brand, her unmatched talent, and more importantly, to the magnificent human being that she was. The press release read: “We are deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of Jane Birkin. Our thoughts are with her daughters, grand-children, and her loved ones. We have lost a close friend and a long-time companion. With a friendship founded on a shared sensitivity, we grew to know each other, we discovered and appreciated the extent to which Jane Birkin’s soft elegance revealed an artist in her own right,
committed, open-minded, with a natural curiosity of the world and others. We salute Jane Birkin’s talent, and above all her great humanity as we join her family in mourning.”

“When you start recognising that you’re having fun, life can be delightful.” – An iconic quote by the late Jane Birkin that should tell you all about the full life that she lived; a quote that is as inspiring as her journey, and life-changing, if you truly understand its essence.

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