How customers ‘play the Hermès game’ to secure a coveted luxury handbag

Jane Birkin’s original Birkin handbag, designed specifically for her by luxury fashion brand Hermès, has been sold at auction for 8.58 million euros ($15.2 million). They’re not all sold for millions of dollars but they are one of the most expensive handbags on the market. Buying a new Birkin is extremely difficult because there is […]
How To Have The British Museum To Yourself

Over 5 million people visit the British Museum each year but there are ways to see it without the crowds (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Getty Images I live in London. Even better, I live near Bloomsbury, a Georgian-era district that surrounds the British Museum, so I’m lucky enough to pop in when I have […]