Shop our favorite new styles below. Alaia’s east-west Le Teckel bag is perhaps the best example of the trend. Its sleek design is just exaggerated enough to make a statement. What’s the statement?

In a new bag from Freitag, every part—from the fabric ... The product is the latest example of a “monomaterial” design approach that some brands are beginning to use for a simple reason ...

(He cites Jane Birkin and her charm-covered namesake Hermès bag as an example of the trend’s endurance.) And there’s a social element. “You don’t bring out a life-size plush dog bag ...

The bags eventually sold out in a matter of days, compelling shoppers to resell them for $300 and $500, even $1,000 for a set of all four colors. At the time, TJ’s assured consumers that the ...

Budget-conscious buyers looking for luxury alternatives have flocked to Walmart’s Birkin bag look-alike, nicknamed the “Wirkin.” The leather handbag available on Walmart’s website is a ...

with people of all ages—and spending levels—Birkin-ifying their bags. And so a project of individualism turns into another example of the fashion mob mentality. Birkin-ifying isn’t anything new.