AN UNBIASED VIEW OF HERMES CONSTANCE

To be a bag steeped in vogue lore, it’s no wonder the Birkin is the topic of (at times controversial) artwork. In 2012, Francesca Eastwood – daughter of Clint – set one on fire as part of an ‘art job’ (thankfully, the bag turned out being a bogus); in 2014, Jeff Koons included numerous Birkins with eminent previous entrepreneurs into an a