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  • 'Birkin man' made his fortune chasing the elusive Hermès bag

    05/25/2008 7:27:08 PM PDT · by StilettoRaksha · 41 replies · 872+ views
    Miami Herald ^ | Apr. 30, 2008 | BY KATHRYN WEXLER
    Michael Tonello didn't grow up wearing Hermès, the venerable French label founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès as a saddlery. He never coveted Hermès ties or scarves, hallmarks of the upper crust. And the American hairstylist certainly never gave a rat's arse about the world-famous Birkin bag, the clunky, rectangular satchel so elusive that billionaires can't always get their hands on them. For the longest time, Tonello didn't even know what a Birkin was. He just wanted enough dough to live in dreamy Barcelona. But after falling into the resale business, he haphazardly discovered the formula for procuring Birkins. And...