How to buy the Hermès Birkin handbag?
The Birkin Bag is the dream of many handbag lovers, but buying one is not as easy as you think.
- The brand is known for its expensive designer handbags, which are notoriously difficult to buy.
- An opening in autumn 2025 is expected.
Nashville will soon be host to one of the most expensive and coveted designer handbags in the world.
Hermès plans to open a store in Music City.
Real estate development firm AJ Capital Partners announced this week that the luxury store will open in the redeveloped May Hosiery Mills complex in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood, which is also home to the Soho House members’ club.
Hermès will occupy an area of 790 square meters and plans to open next fall.
The historic May Hosiery Mills campus is “a repurposing of the South’s oldest hosiery factory, dating back to 1897,” said Ben Weprin, founder and CEO of AJ Capital, in a press release. “The addition of Hermès speaks to the neighborhood’s enduring quality and artistry. We look forward to bringing this iconic fashion house into our community.”
The designer brand is known worldwide for its signature handbags, including the Birkin and Kelly models. On the resale market, a Birkin bag can fetch between $12,000 and $300,000, depending on the style, condition and rarity. The handbags are notoriously hard to come by, even in Hermès stores. Purchasing one of the bags requires an exclusive appointment with a salesperson, and an extensive purchase history with the brand is usually used as a deciding factor.
The Nashville store will be the only one in Tennessee. There are five stores in Florida and three in Texas.
The city’s other designer stores are almost exclusively located at the Mall at Green Hills. The mall is home to Tennessee’s only Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Saint Laurent stores.
The Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood was recently named one of the most up-and-coming neighborhoods in the country by TravelMag. It is known for its numerous stylish restaurants, art galleries, breweries and cafes. It has also undergone an incredibly rapid transformation due to real estate development and investment in the area. Its proximity to downtown and Nashville’s GEODIS Park has made it a focal point for development, historic preservation and new business growth.
Reporter Molly Davis covers growth and development in Nashville. Reach her at [email protected].
