@pbsnews: The world's first Birkin handbag sold for more than $10 million on Thursday at an auction in Paris. The winning price, when counting in fees, drew gasps and applause from the crowd. The bag itself was the prototype for what later became fashion's must-have accessory. It was named after the late actor and fashion icon Jane Birkin and traces its origins to a chance encounter she had on a flight in the 1980s with the then-head of Hermes. Birkin was explaining why she wanted a larger handbag and sketched her own version on an air sickness bag. The rest, as they say, is fashion history. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #news #hermes #fashion #birkin #paris #birkinbag #auction