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:


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.

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!
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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ReplyDeleteI actually thought that the book had some sort of orange croc leather bookcover hahahah
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletegreat gift! when i bought this book for myself I couldn't put it down for the next 2 days.
ReplyDeleteI met MT last year and he was so nice. Congratulations on your super nice gift. The book is a great read.
ReplyDeletePowerful 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.
ReplyDeleteMight actually buy the book next time a female friend has a birthday. It is one of those hobby books that even non-readers enjoy.
An excellent and lighthearted read. I got this book for my mom for Christmas and she absolutely adores it!
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ReplyDeletegosh am i the only one here that hasn't read the book!
ReplyDeletehope my friend will like it!
The book is simply a joy to read!:-)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it so much I finish the book in record time:-P
U must read soon!
haha what a cute gift :)
ReplyDeleteJust got one for myself today. Quite an interesting read indeed.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to add that the novel actually mentioned the hermes vintage sale in Artcurial on page 93. I thought that was very coincidental.
ReplyDeleteThat 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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