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My Birkin... My Pride & Joy

Birkin... Birkin.. Birkin... you mesmerize me.. I'm so addicted to yoooooou.

sitting galmorously in my closet is my hard earned blue Hermes Birkin Bag. To own it is like the ultimate fashionista dream. I look at it lovingly and think to myself "daaaamn! you are one hell of a lucky girl! I shall protect you from the evil eye 'till the day I die". My friend asked me once why am I so obsessed with my Birkin. I can list 100 reasons why. But just to be short & sweet, it's exclusive, expensive (I saw a Birkin in vogue with diamonds on it's hardware. How much do you think it costs?), it's hand crafted, it takes 2 whole weeks of dedication to produce one, and it's THE bag everyone in the fashion world admires.

During a recent visit to The Comfort Shoe at Mariam Complex, I came across a Birkin look alike (shown in the pictures above). I have to admit, from afar the bag actually looked good. So I went in to check it out. And THANK GOD the quality of the bag was not that great. They were selling the bag for KD 175 (it used to be KD 250 before the sale) and they had it in blue, pale blue, and bright pink. So if you have no patience to wait (heck, we all don't!) and if you can't get your hands on the real deal, then you might be interested to settle for it (would I? Nope. But just felt like sharing it).
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Anonymous said…
i know... it is a timeless peice :)

the kuwaiti magazine, THOUQ, had a page about the birkin bag in their last issue, and they showed many look-alike's... some of them are prettier than the origional :p
02 July, 2007
Anonymous said…
i think that it's nice.. but SOOOO not worth it!
02 July, 2007
Confashion said…
anonymous
I haven't read the latest issue of Thouq yet. I'm looking forward to this article.

4
which one? the Birkin or the look-alike? :)
02 July, 2007
LayDeeLay said…
ok..now i know what a birkin bag was...kept hearin it in season 7 of Gilmore girls..she had the pink one...it is really nice!
03 July, 2007
Anonymous said…
both!
the birkn is overly priced.. 7atan law it's hand made oo classic ...
oo i wud never buy a lookalike bag no matter what! either u get the real deal or any other bag that has it's originality
03 July, 2007
Confashion said…
laydeelay
Lucky Gilmore Girl!
03 July, 2007
Confashion said…
4
I still think that it's worth every penny (the original that is) :)
03 July, 2007
Anonymous said…
the article is fascinating , can't get myself to put down my comment , the birkin is really worth it no matter what ugly , pretty heavy and classic it is .. the point is rearly you find someone who gonna wear it while your out and about somewhere here in Kuwait or around the world either than victoria Beckham , my friends find me silly cuz i own one !
13 July, 2007
Confashion said…
Anonymous
You are one lucky lady ;) I agree the Birkin is worth every penny..
13 July, 2007
Anonymous said…
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17 January, 2008
Anonymous said…
First of all, your website is amazing. I love reading your posts!
Second, Whereee did you get your birkin from? I've been searching all over the world, and havent found one in the perfect size of color yet! Please help!
23 May, 2008
Confashion said…
anonymous
Thank you soooo much :) Hope you'll always enjoy reading it.

I got it from Paris. When it comes to Birkin (in my case that is) it's always about luck!
24 May, 2008
PrimaDonna said…
Aww confashion! I loved your tidbit about your birkin, It is a timeless piece and is out to impress, and I'm sure your blue one is fab! If I'm going to get a birkin I'd get one in Orange, So Inshalla I'm saving up for one on the side, LOL! The Birkin fund! I call it.
The trick is to actually find one!!
18 July, 2010
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