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What makes an âitâ bag and why do some people collect them?
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What makes an âitâ bag and why do some people collect them?
If handbags are fashion statements, what are they saying? How have they evolved? And how do they get it bag status?
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As a reseller of luxury goods for more than a decade, Nikki Veale reckons sheâs seen it all. One story that sticks out was the âglam, eastern suburbs [of Sydney] typeâ whose four-year-old poured a bottle of Dettol antiseptic into a brand-new, lime-green Hermès Birkin. The owner gave it to Veale to sell for $5000, a bargain if you donât mind the smell of pine. âThe client who bought it said, âAt least I know itâs clean,ââ says Veale, with a throaty laugh.