I'm a fashion expert – these are the Hermès Birkin-level bags without the waitlist (and the major price tag)
The now-famous well-worn black leather Birkin bag was commissioned in 1984 exclusively for and in collaboration with Jane by Hermès' then CEO Jean-Louis Dumas. The story goes that they met on a flight and she told him she needed a bag that would accommodate her hectic everyday life, so he offered to make one for her.
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'And from that day – I spoke to him this morning, yesterday – no word of a lie, every single day he's rung me. Whether it's a half-hour chat or two minutes, he always checks up on me.' Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Elton had been a longtime friend of the Beckham family, with footballer David even fondly referring to him as Uncle. This close bond has continued for Brooklyn, who is Elton's godson, and the musician has been honing his unlikely role as peacemaker, by sharing his thoughts on the chef's ongoing feud with his family. The Tiny Dancer hitmaker invited Brooklyn and his wife Nicola out for lunch at a swanky beach club in St Tropez, with sources claiming he 'briefly' spoke about the family's feud in the hope Brooklyn would patch things up with his parents Speaking about Elton's attempts to play peacekeeper in the row, a source said: 'Elton is the showbiz equivalent of Switzerland. He's utterly neutral in this row.' 'Elton of old may have relished in taking sides - in this case his young godson, Brooklyn - but two years off his 80th birthday, he's a man who has seen and done it all. He just wants everyone to be happy. 'There is no side-taking as such; he simply adores his godson, and really has a laugh with Nicola who he thinks has a great sense of humour. He wants to look after them in his role as 'spiritual adviser' as a godfather, it's a role he takes seriously. 'Elton and David think the situation is terribly sad, and has gently suggested to all involved that life is short - to patch things up.' The source added Elton is 'adamant he doesn't want to stick his nose in' the feud, he just simply 'wants peace'. George Michael Prior to his death in 2016, George had been a legendary collaborator of Elton's, with the pair famously taking to the stage for a performance of Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me in 1991, which enjoyed huge chart success. Elton previously opened up about how he tried to help George many times during his battle with drug addiction. He told Channel 4 News: 'I tried to put my arms around him. I tried to help, but you can't help people who don't want to help themselves. 'I've learnt that as an addict and I'm 28 years clean and sober. When people told me when I was using that I was doing the wrong thing I was so angry and I just told them to go away or I actually used stronger language than that.' 'So, I understand George, you know when I said a couple of things, and he did a whole page interview… saying I should shut up and I understood what his reaction was.' George had previously shared his upset at Elton's attempts to reach out, after the singer said in a 2004 interview with Heat Magazine he was in a 'strange place.' The Faith star hit back in an open letter in the same publication, writing: 'Contrary to the public's impression, we have spoken rarely in the last 10 years, and what would probably surprise most people is that we have never discussed my private life. Ever. 'So, we never became genuinely close, which is very sad. And to this day, most of what Elton thinks he knows about my life is pretty much limited to the gossip he hears on what you would call the ''gay grapevine.'' After Elton hit back by telling George to 'lighten up', the 80s icon laughed it off the following year, saying: 'Oh God, yeah! I wish I could lighten up. I spent my whole life wishing I could lighten up, you know.' The pair patched things up in later years, and posed for a snap together at the Elton John AIDS Foundation party at the Royal Opera House in London in 2011. Anastasia Referring to Elton as her 'fairy godfather,' pop legend Anastasia has previously shown her appreciation for the hitmaker. The I'm Still Standing singer has been a vocal supporter of Anastacia's career from the beginning, and duetted with her on Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) at Madison Square Garden in 2000. Speaking to Attitude in 2017, she said: 'He's my fairy godfather; literally that's what I call him. 'He keeps pumping out lovely children that I envy and the Christmas cards keep getting cuter and cuter. I'm excited to see them actually.' Anastasia added that after beating breast cancer following a double mastectomy in 2017, she was looking forward to sharing her 'new boobs' with him. 'Hopefully while I'm in town there'll be a moment I can share my new boobs with him,' she said. 'I have to show him, because he gets to see. Not that he's really caring, but I flashed him my other ones so he has to see these ones too. He has to see the new set.' Others battling addiction Having himself been sober for 34 years, Elton has openly shared how he tries to help others that he knows have battled addiction. In his 2019 memoir Me, Elton admitted he's become a 'celebrity helper' of sorts for others stars who are battling addiction. He shared that he previously helped actor Rufus Wain into rehab after he was 'taking so much crystal meth that, at one stage, he'd gone temporarily blind', and has also acted as rapper Eminem's Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor. He wrote: 'I suppose because I was a high-profile addict who turned his life around very publicly, I became someone that my peers looked to if they had a problem.' Elton added it's 'become a bit of a running joke — Elton always springing into action whenever a pop star has an issue with drink or drugs — but I don't mind at all.' In an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2021, he said that there are several people that have struggled with addiction, that he rings up to show his support. He said: 'I just ring them up and offer them my support basically… there's been two or three recently, one young and one old and they're doing ok, doing really well. I'm a recovering alcoholic. '[You learn to] pass the message on and help people when you can. You call them up and give them some support. That's what happened to me... people were so kind to me.' However, like George, not all names have been as willing to accept Elton's help with Dionee Warwick asking him to help her niece once, the late Whitney Houston, but she never got back to him. Elton had also expressed concerns to music icon Billy Joel over his alcohol use, but he was quickly dismissed as judgemental.
