For every iconic fashion item there is a fascinating origin story. In 1984, the British actress and singer Jane Birkin found herself on a flight from Paris to London in the seat next to Jean-Louis Dumas, the Executive Chairman of Hermès. She had been the epitome of swinging sixties glamour and the famous muse to Serge Gainsbourg as they created so much of the era-defining music together.

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