Bringing Home the Birkin
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For more than twenty years, the Herm?s Birkin bag has been the iconic symbol of fashion, luxury, and wealth. Though the bag is often seen dangling from the arms of celebrities, there is a fabled waiting list of more than two years to buy one from Herm?s, and the average fashionista has a better chance of climbing Mount Everest in Prada pumps than of possessing one of these coveted carryalls. Unless, of course, she happens to know Michael Tonello . . .
Michael's newfound career started with an impulsive move to Barcelona, a vanished job assignment, no work visa, and an Herm?s scarf sold on eBay to generate some quick cash. But soon the resourceful Michael discovered the truth about the waiting list and figured out the secret to getting Herm?s to part with one of these precious bags. Millions of dollars worth of Birkins later, Michael had become one of eBay's most successful entrepreneurs?and a Robin Hood to thousands of desperate rich women.
With down-to-earth wit, Michael chronicles the unusual ventures that took him to nearly every continent, from eBay to Paris auction house and into the lives of celebrities and poseurs. Flirting with danger, Michael recounts the heady rush of hand delivering his first big score to famed songwriter Carole Bayer Sager in Paris; how he had to hire thugs to rescue a bag that one of his "shoppers" held for ransom; and the story of the Oscar-worthy performances that allowed him to snag "reserved" bags from other, less dogged Birkin seekers.
Whether he's relating his wining and dining, buying and selling, dodging and weaving, laughing and crying, or schmoozing and stammering, Michael is a master raconteur who weaves together tales of hunting Birkins in the world's most posh locales, memories of meals that would make any gastronome salivate, anecdotes of obsessed collectors with insatiable desires, and sweetly intimate stories about his family, friends, and finding true love. The result is a memoir that is distinctive, fun, page-turning, and as addictive as its namesake.
작가정보
저자(글) Tonello, Michael
Originally from Massachusetts, Michael Tonello traveled the world as a makeup artist and hairdresser before resettling in Spain to become an eBay luxury reseller of all things Herm?s. He resides in Barcelona with his partner, Juan.
목차
- Prologue 1
1 Barcelona on the Brain 3
2 The Spanish Indecision 8
3 Vespas and Vespers 14
4 Warding Off Trouble 19
5 Career Chop Suey 24
6 Horseshoes and Handkerchiefs 28
7 Silk Serendipity 33
8 Le Monde d'Wish Lists 38
9 The Pyrenees Passing 42
10 Living It Up Between the Birkin and Barcelona ("Michael's Theme") 47
11 Birkin Bankruptcy 55
12 Orange You Glad You Asked? 60
13 The Formula 67
14 Smoke and Mirrors 71
15 Road Trip Redux 74
16 How Do I Buy These? ... Let me Count the Ways... 79
17 Knight in Shining Croc 88
18 Ping-Pong I'll Play, but Purse Penelope? No Way! 99
19 Parisian Purse Pipeline 108
20 Devilish Prada Pants and Heavenly Cuisine 114
21 Chilean Charades and Buenos Birkins 123
22 Blueberries and BlackBerries 130
23 A Roster of Reservations 137
24 A Yen for Hermes 151
25 Shop 'Til You Drop 158
26 Capricious Life 163
27 The Italian Way 172
28 In Hermes We Trust, Aston We Shall Receive 178
29 Creamsicles and Moonstones 190
30 There's More Than One Way to Skin a Crocodile 199
31 Hermes, We Have a Hostage Situation 204
32 Mr. Sherlock Hermes 213
33 Fellini Film Noir 222
34 Found Money, Hidden Grace 233
35 A Birkin for Mom 242
Epilogue 255
Glossary of Hermes Terms 259
Acknowledgments 262
기본정보
ISBN | 9780061473340 ( 0061473340 ) |
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발행(출시)일자 | 2009년 08월 01일 |
쪽수 | 272쪽 |
크기 |
160 * 229
* 19
mm
/ 308 g
|
총권수 | 1권 |
언어 | 영어 |
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