Webbs preparing to auction NZ's largest Hermes collection

The Hermes Birkin bag designed and named for British actress and singer Jane Birkin, can go for hundreds of thousands of dollars and way above their purchase prices on resale platforms. That's partly because buying them direct from the exclusive fashion house, can be fraught, with Hermes tightly controlling supply. Now Webbs is preparing to auction New Zealand's largest ever Hermes collection, including 7 Birkins. It's head of luxury acessories Christine Power spoke to Lisa Owen.