Life jacket worn by a passenger who survived the Titanic auctioned off for over $900,000

LONDON — A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic as she escaped from the sinking steamer on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for £670,000 ($906,000). The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first class passenger on the ill-fated ocean liner, and was signed by her and … Read more

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

The iconic Jane Birkin‘s original Hermès Birkin bag is headed to Sotheby’s auction house in Paris this summer. This legendary accessory, which Jean-Louis Dumas (then-Hermès CEO) specially created in 1984 with and for Jane Birkin, set the stage for what would become fashion’s most coveted status symbol. The prototype, now known as the “Original Birkin,” … Read more