Bringing Home The Birkin My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag

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  • Engels
  • Paperback
  • 9780061473340
  • 15 augustus 2009
  • 261 pagina's
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Michael's newfound career started with an impulsive move to Barcelona, a vanished job assignment, no work visa, and an Hermes scarf sold on eBay to generate some quick cash. But soon the resourceful Michael discovered the truth about the waiting list and figured out the secret to getting Hermes to part with one of these precious bags.

For more than twenty years, the Hermès Birkin bag has been the iconic symbol of fashion, luxury, and wealth. With a fabled waiting list of more than two years to purchase one, the average fashionista has a better chance of climbing Mount Everest in Prada pumps than of possessing this coveted carryall. Unless, of course, she happens to know Michael Tonello. . . .

With down-to-earth wit, Michael Tonello chronicles the unusual ventures that took him to nearly every continent—and from eBay to Paris auction houses and into the lives of celebrities and poseurs alike—on the road to becoming a successful entrepreneur and Robin Hood to thousands of desperate rich women.



Michael's newfound career started with an impulsive move to Barcelona, a vanished job assignment, no work visa, and an Hermes scarf sold on eBay to generate some quick cash. But soon the resourceful Michael discovered the truth about the waiting list and figured out the secret to getting Hermes to part with one of these precious bags. With down-to-earth wit, Michael chronicles the unusual ventures that took him to nearly every continent, from eBay to Paris auction house and into the lives of celebrities and poseurs. Flirting with danger, Michael recounts the heady rush of hand delivering his first big score to famed songwriter Carole Bayer Sager in Paris; how he had to hire thugs to rescue a bag that one of his 'shoppers' held for ransom; and, the story of the Oscar-worthy performances that allowed him to snag 'reserved' bags from other, less dogged Birkin seekers. Whether he's relating his wining and dining, buying and selling, dodging and weaving, laughing and crying, or schmoozing and stammering, Michael is a master raconteur who weaves together tales of hunting Birkins in the world's most posh locales, memories of meals that would make any gastronome salivate, anecdotes of obsessed collectors with insatiable desires, and sweetly intimate stories about his family, friends, and finding true love. The result is a memoir that is distinctive, fun, page-turning, and as addictive as its namesake.

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Bindwijze
Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
15 augustus 2009
Aantal pagina's
261
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Met illustraties

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Hoofdauteur
Michael Tonello
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Avon A

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Extra groot lettertype
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Product breedte
159 mm
Product hoogte
19 mm
Product lengte
241 mm
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
152 mm
Verpakking hoogte
22 mm
Verpakking lengte
229 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
304 g

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9780061473340

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    Ik heb het boek echt in 1 adem uitgelezen. Vlot geschreven en hilarisch. Vooral leuk als je van mode en accessoires houdt en van shoppen op Ebay.

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