Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag

For more than twenty years, the Herm s Birkin bag has been the iconic symbol of fashion, luxury, and wealth. With a fabled waiting list of more than two years to purchase one, the average fashionista has a better chance of climbing Mount Everest in Prada pumps than of possessing this coveted carryall. Unless, of course, she happens to know Michael Tonello. . . .

With down-to-earth wit, Michael Tonello chronicles the unusual ventures that took him to nearly every continent--and from eBay to Paris auction houses and into the lives of celebrities and poseurs alike--on the road to becoming a successful entrepreneur and Robin Hood to thousands of desperate rich women.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 07/21/2009
ISBN: 9780061473340
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.30w x 0.74d