Kelly:
Kelly is a leather handbag which is designed by Hermes International S.A. It is one of the most desired handbags by women. It is named after the American actress and Monegasque princess Grace Kelly. It comes in various leathers.
Birkin:
Birkin is the luggage which is made of leather and named after the actress and singer Jane Birkin. It is handmade. It is larger than kelly bag.
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| Basis | Kelly | Birkin |
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| Definition | The Kelly bag is a leather handbag designed by the Paris-based, high-fashion luxury-goods manufacturer Hermès International S.A. | The holy grail of handbags, made by French leather goods company Hermès. available in several types of cow & goat leather as well as ostrich, lizard, crocodile, alligator and toile. each birkin is made by hand by a trained craftsman & stitched together using a single continuous thread throughout the entire piece. (www.urbandictionary.com) |
| History | The prototype of the Kelly bag, introduced around 1892, was a large bag used for holding a saddle, and was known as Haut à courroies because of its high handle. | In 1981, Hermès chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas was seated next to Jane Birkin on a flight from Paris to London. She had just placed her straw travelling bag in the overhead compartment for her seat, but the contents fell to the deck, leaving her to scramble to replace them. Birkin explained to Dumas that it had been difficult to find a leather weekend bag she liked. |
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