Ce n'est pas un Birkin...the Birkin Lookalike!

While we are sure that everyone knows what a Hermès Birkin bag is and that with it's waiting list abolished and hefty price tag the chances of us even getting close to buying one in this lifetime are pretty slim. But the makers behind American brand Thursday Friday have designed a tote which provides shoppers who don't have at least £4,000 to spend on the infamous bag to purchase a tote quite similar to it! The Together Tote features the iconic Birkin bag printed on each side of the canvas tote and retails for $35 (around £20). Whilst this isn't the first tote of its kind to imitate or mock designers (a la the Karl Who? tote), imagine our surprise when we heard there is already a three month waiting list for the savvy tote!

 

Roni Brunn and Olena Sholomytska, the duo behind Thursday Friday, told the New York Times: 'We realized that we were using an extra bag to supplement our "real" bags.So we ended up with a surreal design that references luxury but is ultimately an anti-status status symbol.'

The Birkin bag, named after Sixties style icon Jane Birkin, has become the ultimate fashion status symbol. 

The bag was born when the actress unknowingly complained to an Hermès boss that her straw bag couldn't fit all her belongings on a flight from Paris to London, and thus the ultimate status bag was designed!

Jane Birkin complained of her straw bag to Hermès creators and they tailor made a Birkin bag for her and the rest is arm candy history!

Victoria Beckham is rumoured to own a collection of 100 worth £1.5m and an anonymous bidder recently paid £49,000 for a second-hand bag version at a Christie's auction.

The Together tote comes in three classic colours, red, blue and camel, and whilst we realise that Posh will not be rushing to buy this tote, we want to know, would you?
To see if you can get your hands on one, visit their website: thufri.com