Tuesday, 12 May 2009

michael tonello "bringing home the birkin"

i got this for a friend's birthday way back in march, but didn't really want to post it then as her birthday's in may. she might just stumble upon it i thought! anyway, here's what i got for her:

wheeeee, i wish i am that generous to get something orange and in croc leather...

i got her the book that every seasoned fashionista seemed to have read: michael tonello's "bringing home the birkin", a light hearted read at his birkins conquest, and how he dispelled the myths of that fabled hermès bags waiting list.


i paid a little premium for a signed copy, in signature hermès orange ink no less!

and some excerpts from the book:

heh i got the same notebook too! whilst he used it to document his birkins purchases, i used it to document other french addresses and my monthly purchases!



now that i've given her the book, i want to source one for myself as i want to read it too!

i'm bringin home the bacon!
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17 comments:

  1. -h12 May 2009 at 19:16

    cute cover. i remember watching an interview with the author and when asked how he was able to finance all of this he was rather mum on the topic.

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  2. Benjamin12 May 2009 at 20:08

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  3. Benjamin12 May 2009 at 20:14

    I actually thought that the book had some sort of orange croc leather bookcover hahahah

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  4. Anonymous12 May 2009 at 20:35

    I saw an interview on some radio show in Toronto where the author said he financed his entire operation by taking out a bunch of credit cards. He was actually very open about the entire story. The radio show is posted on YouTube.

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  5. LuxeLust12 May 2009 at 21:05

    great gift! when i bought this book for myself I couldn't put it down for the next 2 days.

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  6. LuxuryObsessed.com12 May 2009 at 21:07

    I met MT last year and he was so nice. Congratulations on your super nice gift. The book is a great read.

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  7. iluwfashion12 May 2009 at 21:18

    Powerful illusion on the back. Until I had scrolled down to the other photos I thought you had bought your friend a real alligator skin Birkin.

    Might actually buy the book next time a female friend has a birthday. It is one of those hobby books that even non-readers enjoy.

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  8. Vinny L12 May 2009 at 21:53

    An excellent and lighthearted read. I got this book for my mom for Christmas and she absolutely adores it!

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  9. Anonymous12 May 2009 at 22:00

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  11. 00o0012 May 2009 at 23:40

    gosh am i the only one here that hasn't read the book!

    hope my friend will like it!

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  12. Kevin and myMANybags13 May 2009 at 15:32

    The book is simply a joy to read!:-)

    I enjoyed it so much I finish the book in record time:-P

    U must read soon!

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  13. Dr. Debonaire14 May 2009 at 02:41

    haha what a cute gift :)

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  14. runbutdontfall14 May 2009 at 09:59

    Just got one for myself today. Quite an interesting read indeed.

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  15. runbutdontfall14 May 2009 at 12:38

    Just wanted to add that the novel actually mentioned the hermes vintage sale in Artcurial on page 93. I thought that was very coincidental.

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  16. Vichaya20 May 2009 at 17:31

    That book is hilarious. I have one and just couldn't put it down before finish it. I bet that your friend loves it too.
    ;)

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