The new £1.2million Hermès Birkin handbags double up as high jewellery

The new Hermès Birkin handbags, which double up as high jewellery, will go on sale for £1.2 million

French retailer Hermes is taking luxury to another level by unveiling four new designs, each priced at €1.5 million. The bags represent miniature totes decorated with precious stones are designed to be worn as a bracelet.

The new Hermès Birkin handbags, which double up as high jewellery, will go on sale for £1.2 million. Accessories designer Pierre Hardy worked two years to produce the intricate creations.

‘We are a little crazy here,’ Patrick Thomas, CEO of Hermes, told the Financial Times.
‘I have no idea. But maybe they will have two bodyguards!’ said Thomas about the potential clients.