The most expensive bag in the world was sent down the runway during Rabanne ’s spring/summer 2025 Paris Fashion Week presentation on September 25. During the show, the French fashion house, founded in 1966, paid homage to the late style icon and singer Françoise Madeleine Hardy by showing her treasured 18-karat gold Nano bag as part of this season’s ready-to-wear collection. In 1969, Paco Rabanne made the famed French singer, who recently passed away in June, her own Nano disc shoulder bag.
The storied Maison spent 100 hours working on the bag alongside Arthus Bertrand, a French artisan jeweler. Creative director Julien Dossena honored Hardy’s exclusive chainmail memento by pairing it with a shimmery gold, low-cut mini dress, metallic pointed-toe heels, and a pendant necklace in the new collection. Priced at $279,000 or €250,000, the square-shaped bag is costly, with a price higher than any bag currently on the market, even the Hermès Birkin .
Birkin bags typically cost anywhere between $17,000 and $200,000, depending on the size and year it was made. According to Sotheby’s , the most expensive bag ever sold was the Diamond Himalaya Birkin 30. The valuable pick, embellished with 18-karat white gold hardware and white diamonds, went for $450,000 in 2022.
The year prior, the Diamond Himalaya Birkin 25 sold for $300,000. Usually, Sotheby’s will price second-hand, vintage diamond Birkin bags between $100,000 to $200,000. However, according to Women’s Wear Daily .
