Kim Kardashian was at a Skims event in Shanghai on Monday night when a fan handed her a metallic gold pen and asked for an autograph. The item in question wasn’t a poster or a phone case. It was a red crocodile Hermès Birkin 35, a bag that resells for around $44,500. Kim’s immediate reaction?“This feels illegal,”quickly followed by“Oh my God. This feels blasphemous.”Fair, but she signed it anyway.
Footage captured by WWD shows the signature landing right in the middle of the bag, which sent social media into a full debate. Some commenters said the autograph likely raised the bag’s value, turning it into a one-of-one collector’s piece. Others argued that no signature, no matter how famous, belongs on a Hermès.
Adding to the drama, Kris Jenner reportedly owns the same style of Birkin, which means the family group chat probably had thoughts. Would you let a celebrity sign your most expensive possession, or is that a hard no?
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