Jane Birkin was known to many because of her partnership — both romantically and professionally — with Serge Gainsbourg, according to BBC News. The two created beautiful music together, including “Je t’aime… moi non plus,” which was released in 1969. Over the course of their decade-spanning relationship, Birkin and Gainsbourg welcomed a daughter, Charlotte, who has followed in the footsteps of her parents and pursued a career in the entertainment industry, per Variety. Birkin and Gainsbourg split in 1980 but remained friends and continued their professional relationship for many years. Birkin would go on to have another child, a son, with French director Jacques Doillon, and another daughter — who died in 2013, according to Sky News — with her first husband, John Barry.
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As for how Birkin came to have a handbag named after her, it happened sort of by chance. According to L’officiel, Birkin was seated next to Hermès executive chairman Jean-Louis Dumas on a flight and she explained how difficult it was for her to find a bag that fit all her necessities. As the story goes, Dumas designed the bag “on the spot,” and thus, a star was born.
