Hermes targeted in suit accusing luxury retailer of selling famed Birkin bags only to the worthy

Hermes is being targeted in a new lawsuit accusing the luxury retailer of selling its coveted Birkin handbags only to customers who have spent exorbitant amounts of money at the store on other goods. The proposed federal class-action lawsuit alleges that Hermes is violating antitrust law by making customers buy other goods in order to have the opportunity to buy a Birkin bag. Birkin handbags, which are handcrafted from leather by artisans in France, can cost tens of thousands of dollars, hundreds of thousands of dollars on the second-hand market, and are seen on the arms of celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Cardi B.