The Jelly Firkin, a $35 plastic handbag shaped like the iconic Hermès Birkin, has gone viral across the U.S., and women who spent six figures on the real thing are watching its cultural cachet dissolve. On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, 40-year-old Natalie Mileo strolled through one of the wealthiest zip codes in America […] The post A $35 plastic purse is humbling the $100,000 Hermès Birkin — and its owners aren't taking it well appeared first on American Almanac .
The Jelly Firkin, a $35 plastic handbag shaped like the iconic Hermès Birkin, has gone viral across the U.S., and women who spent six figures on the real thing are watching its cultural cachet dissolve. On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, 40-year-old Natalie Mileo strolled through one of the wealthiest zip codes in America carrying a gummy, translucent purse made from the same material as a gym-class kickball. She paid $35 for it. She also owns ten real Hermès bags. She is not confused about the difference. She just does not care. The bag is called the Jelly Firkin, and it has become the most unlikely fashion phenomenon of 2026, a cheap plastic knockoff that is not just undercutting the Birkin's price tag but openly mocking the status…Open
LeBron James's wife and her business partner say they were denied entry at a Hermès store in Italy despite having an appointment, and that their complaint got the saleswoman fired and the store temporarily shut down. Savannah James and friend April McDaniel recounted the incident this week on Danielle Robay's Question Everything podcast, describing a […] The post Savannah James says Hermès saleswoman who turned her away in Italy was fired appeared first on American Almanac .
LeBron James's wife and her business partner say they were denied entry at a Hermès store in Italy despite having an appointment, and that their complaint got the saleswoman fired and the store temporarily shut down. Savannah James and friend April McDaniel recounted the incident this week on Danielle Robay's Question Everything podcast, describing a shopping trip that started with a snub and ended with champagne, macarons, and a private viewing of the luxury brand's full inventory, crocodile leather included. Neither Hermès nor representatives for the James family have confirmed or denied the account. The Daily Mail reported it had reached out to both sides for comment and had not heard back at the time of publication. Every detail…Open
Newly released emails from the files show the convicted sex criminal gave former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler luxury gifts, including a Hermes-branded Apple Watch, a $9,400 Hermes handbag, and a spa treatment package at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.
AI:The Department of Justice has concluded its massive release of Jeffrey Epstein's records, unearthing a trail of corruption that makes the liberal establishment’s excuses look pathetic. These final tranches confirm what anyone with eyes could see: a nexus of elite decadence where high-level Obama administration figures like former White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler were accepting luxury bribes from a convicted sex offender. The documents detail Epstein showering Ruemmler with $9,400 Hermes handbags and high-end spa packages at the Four Seasons, a blatant display of transactional influence that the legacy media refuses to properly litigate against their own kind. While they focus on distractions, these records lay out the receipts of a…Open