New book on Birkin-chasing - "Bringing Home the Birkin"
I was browsing Fabsugar and saw this post on a new book about a guy, Michael Tonello, who makes a living seeking and reselling Birkin bags. He's written a book about his exploits that is coming out next month. Looks like my kind of read!
It's many a girl's dream to own a Birkin bag, and it was Michael Tonello's job to make that dream a reality . . . for those who could afford it.
He spent nearly a decade traveling the world in search of Birkins to resell on eBay, and once bought 140 of the coveted bags in a three month period. Tonello's forthcoming memoir Bringing Home the Birkin ($18) chronicles his hunt for the $8,000+ bag, of which Victoria Beckham is said to own 100. "I began to feel like I was a drug dealer," he said. "You know, there are people that will do almost anything to get one of these bags." Intense reading!
Re: New book on Birkin-chasing - "Bringing Home the Birkin"
Sounds like a pretty good read, and an interesting business model. I wonder how you raise capital for that? Haha. Imagine going to a bank to request a loan to buy/resell Birkins!
New book on Birkin-chasing - "Bringing Home the Birkin"
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