Whether or not chillin’ or workin’, Jacob Godfrey’s acquired his Birkin.
Very similar to the Hollywood hunks and A-list athletes who elevate their swag with the Hermès purse, he’s main the cost within the “Man Birkin” motion — a fashion-forward fad for the fellas.
“It complements my outfits, and it’s really practical,” Godfrey, 33, of Fort Greene, informed The Publish, gushing over the $12,000, black field leather-based quantity he shares with spouse, Sarah, 32, on days his seems to be want a splash of luxe.
“I dress more traditionally masculine,” mentioned the digital advertising and marketing govt, “and I carry a very beautiful bag.”
It’s hard-to-get garniture that’s no stranger to the highlight — particularly because the authentic Birkin offered for a historic $8 million at public sale earlier this month.
Feminine fashionistas have fawned over the finery for many years, partly because of its show-stopping cameo on “Sex and the City” within the early 2000s, crystallized by the echoing line “It’s not a bag, it’s a Birkin.”
Diehard divas have even jet-setted abroad to snag the must-have instantly from the Hermès flagship in France — which may value an eye-watering $500,000.
However now, the haute commodity is ascending because the accent of the gods as macho males, from Gotham to Los Angeles and past, are toting the totes with neither disgrace nor worry of oldsters questioning their masculinity.
It’s an indication of the instances, says NYC stylist Turner Allen.
“Men have been embracing designer handbags over the past few years, partly for practical purposes, but mostly because they look really cool,” the professional, citing VIP bag boys like Jacob Elordi and Harry Kinds, informed The Publish.
“They hold your s–t,” Allen added of the voguish sacks. “You’ll be able to put your pockets, automotive keys, water bottle in a Birkin and never your pants pockets.
“Pairing the bag with some vintage denim jeans, a T-shirt an oversized blazer offers a nice combination of smart-casual and formality.”
Allen, the mastermind behind Type Turner, a premium males’s styling consultancy, hailed the fashionable carryall for its refined, but unmistakable, panache.
He attributes its reputation amongst the gents, partially, to its understated chicness.
“Men are interested in signaling who they are and what they’ve accomplished through fashion,” the professional famous. “What’s more prestigious, expensive and rarified than a Birkin?”
And he’s proper on the cash.
Musicians, similar to Rihanna’s beau, A$AP Rocky, identified for unabashed rocking his black Hermès Kelly, and Travis Scott, an enormous lover of the Haut à Courroies (HAC) bag, deliver their Birkins out to play on any given day.
Grammy-nominated emcee Gunna was even gifted the coveted accoutrement for his thirty second birthday this summer season.
Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather just lately dropped a reported $80,000 in 10 minutes on 4 baggage — three 35-centimeter Birkins, one in yellow, two in several shades of inexperienced, and a 30-centimeter prize piece in black — as additions to his already spectacular Hermès assortment.
Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers, in addition to Cardi B’s New England Patriots-playing hun, Stefon Diggs, proudly sport their look-at-me masterpieces at main sporting occasions.
NBA ballers like Karl-Anthony Cities and Kyle Kuzma have been identified to comply with swank go well with.
Steve Harvey, of “Family Feud” fame, turned heads final month, ending his outfit with a black Crocodile HAC Haut à Courroies — mentioned to retail for about $100,000 — throughout Males’s Style Week in Paris.
And Homosexual Paree is the place Godfrey and Sarah nabbed their bag, a Birkin Sellier 30.
It was a celebratory buy the newlyweds made whereas touring The Metropolis of Lights on their mini-honeymoon final fall.
And whereas Sarah’s all the time dreamed of getting a Birkin of her very personal, she says splitting custody of the purse along with her hubby, who takes it in every single place — from the subway to the park to after-work drinks with the blokes — makes proudly owning one a candy expertise.
“The Birkin is an item that a lot of people just sit on the shelf and look at,” she informed The Publish. “But I want ours to be used and worn as much as possible, and I love seeing Jacob take part in that.”
Sarah, a fine-art specialist, is grateful that the once-distinct strains of gender norms in vogue at the moment are blurred.
“We’re losing the bifurcation of dressing,” she mentioned. “So, it appears pure that the boys at the moment are coming into our closet to seize the nice issues, like a Birkin, in the identical approach I borrow his ties, cufflinks, coats and jackets.
“It’s only fair that the sharing goes both ways.”
And Godfrey appreciates the liberty to seize the bag every time.
“I get nothing but compliments, online and in-person, anytime I wear the Birkin,” he mentioned. “New York Metropolis is the epicenter of tradition, fashion and ingenuity.
“And I’m glad that I can fully express myself through my style.”
