A customer carries merchandise from a Hermes store on February 14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Hermes, a Paris-based company, reported strong fourth-quarter sales for 2024.

Of this, the court heard he only repaid £47,200. Mr Watkin is also alleged to have stolen a blue Hermes bag valued at £21,000 and a Goyard bag worth £8,000 from Ms Colbert.

One TikToker also made an observation and said: 'its not a kelly or a good rep even, it has two handles,' referencing Hermes vintage Kelly bag. 'Birkin wanna be fake,' another quipped.

A Canadian woman was shocked when she found a Hermes Birkin bag for $9 at a thrift store. However, it did not take long for her social media followers to inform her that the bag she bought was fake.

A vintage expert with 20 years of experience says there are telltale signs of a fake Hermès Birkin. She says there are things counterfeiters don't put thought into, which can help reveal fakes.

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'Fake millionaire ran Hermes bag con', jurors told Hermes handbags can sell for tens of thousands of pounds [Reuters] Jonny Humphries - BBC News, Cheshire 23 June 2025, 11:18 am GMT-7 · ...