Former supermodel Jane Birkin, who said she no longer desires to be connected with Herms' Birkin handbag, inspired the ultra-high-end merchandise via a random meeting on a airplane.
Birkin said she does not desire her name to be on the tote after PETA released a report about the agricultural approaches of crocodiles and alligators that make the French merchandise. Crocodile Birkin bags can really cost around $60,000 in Herms shops and leather Birkin bags can sell for around $10,000.
According to Agence France-Presse, Birkin said: "Having been alerted to the vicious practices suffered by crocodiles in their slaughter for the generation of Herms totes taking my name, I've requested the Herms Group to rename the Birkin until better practices reacting to international standards may be executed for the generation of the tote."
The narrative of the way the tote, taken by celebs like Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez, was named after her started on an Air France flight in 1981 to London.
A photograph taken on June 11, 2015 reveals Hermes Birkin bags in the Maroquinerie de la Tardoire, a Hermes workshop specialized in products made out of calfskin, in Montbron, southwestern France. "Little did he understand that on this plane journey, when everything fell out of whatever bag I'd, the guy next to me said, 'You must have one with pockets.'
She afterward told The Telegraph that she drew a prototype on an plane sickbag.
Birkin said regarding the naming, "I was quite flattered!" according to The Telegraph.
Jane Birkin attends the Saint Laurent Menswear Spring/Summer 2016 reveal as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 28, 2015 in Paris.Now, Herms said it agrees with Birkin's jolt at PETA's investigation of cruelty to animals.
"Jane Birkin has expressed her concerns regarding practices for slaughtering crocodiles. Her remarks don't in any manner affect the camaraderie and trust that we've shared for several years," Herms said in a statement. "Herms esteems and shares her emotions and was also shocked by the pictures lately air."
The French firm said an investigation is underway at the Texas farm which was implicated in PETA's video.
"Any infraction of rules will probably be rectified and sanctioned. Herms specifies this farm will not belong to them and the crocodile skins furnished aren't used for the manufacturing of Birkin bags," Herms said.
Birkin's representatives declined to comment additionally to ABC News.
"Herms demands on its associates the highest standards in the ethical treatment of crocodiles. For over 10 years, we now have arranged monthly visits to our providers," the firm said in its statement.
