

Jane Birkin was one of the kindest, dearest, funniest, most generous, original and interesting people I’ve ever known. With a shared sensitivity, we grew to know each other, we discovered and appreciated the extent to which Jane Birkin's soft elegance revealed an artist in her own right, committed, open-minded, with a natural curiosity of the world and others."Įlsewhere, Mia Farrow admitted the news was "heartbreaking".

The fashion house said in a statement: "We have lost a close friend and a long-time companion. The London-born singer-and-actress - who died on Sunday (16.07.23) aged 76 - famously inspired the company's Birkin bag after their chairman Jean-Louis Dumas sat next to her on a flight and witnessed her struggling with her luggage, prompting the design of a larger leather accessory with pockets, and the brand have hailed the iconic star's "soft elegance" and "natural curiosity". Fashion house Hermes have paid tribute to "close friend and long-time companion" Jane Birkin.
