Paris flaunts $65,000 birkin

Los Angeles [United States], Feb 12 (ANI): Paris Hilton has flaunted her glittering new hot pink, Swarovski crystal-encrusted Prive Porter custom Birkin bag worth $65,000 on Instagram.

The star wrote, "This #Birkin is everything!"

It took 60 hours to hand place every crystal, in addition to the 48 hours that Hermes put into creating the bag beforehand, reported People, citing, a representative from Prive Porter, who customized the lavish tote.

In another Instagram story, Paris wrote, "This bag definitely makes up for the 20 #birkins the #blingring stole from me."

The Bling Ring was a group of teenagers based in and around Calabasas, California. They burgled the homes of several celebrities over a period believed to have been between October 2008 through August 2009.

The Birkin bag is a personal accessory of luggage or a tote by Hermes that is handmade in leather and named after actress and singer Jane Birkin. The bag is currently in fashion as a symbol of wealth due to its high price and use by celebrities. (ANI)

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