Hermès went all green, reinterpreting the iconic Birkin with asparagus, cabbage and cucumbers intricately crafted by artist Ben Denzer.
No part of the vegetables was wasted: stalks were bent and tied together to create handles, while flesh was cut into a padlock and bridges.
Birkin bags hit record prices even as the world ground to a halt: highest selling handbags in history at Christie's are a Birkin made of crocodile skin for nearly $390,000 and a Kelly bag for close to $450,000.
The ravishing Hermès Himalaya Birkin Bag is considered the Holy Grail in a Handbag collection, while the Himalaya Kelly is fabled as “The Rarest Handbag in the World”.
After years of criticism from animal rights activists, Hermès has begun working with mushroom-based alternative vegan leather.
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🖼 A sculpture that doesn’t exist was sold in an auction for 15,000 euros
🧸 Fun comes full circle with a green makeover
