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Jane Birkin, Singer, Actress and Inspiration Behind the Hermès Bag, Dead at 76

The British-born French icon behind the song “Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus” died on Sunday, the French Ministry of Culture confirmed

By Bailey Richards

Jane Birkin has died at age 76.

The British-born singer and actress died on Sunday, the French Ministry of Culture confirmed in a tweet, calling her a “timeless French-speaking icon.”

Despite her British roots, the singer became a fashion icon in France in the 1960s and ‘70s, inspiring the creation of one of the most expensive and highly sought-after luxury bags in the world — the Birkin bag by French luxury design house Hermès.

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