Our condolences to the Birkin bag, which was unexpectedly annihilated in the album’s final song, “Summer Renaissance'
Illustration: The Cut. Photos: Getty Images; Shutterstock Since midnight on Thursday, the world has stood still on its axis while we processed Beyoncé’s newest album, Renaissance, a disco-heavy collection of 16 absolute bangers. But even in moments of great joy, there are casualties. Our condolences to the Birkin bag, which was unexpectedly annihilated in the album’s final song, “Summer Renaissance.
Toward the end of “Summer Renaissance,” Beyoncé pointedly mentioned that her Birkin bags — Hermès’s legendary tote with a famously six-year-long wait list and minimum $10,000 price tag — are … in storage? Here’s the full verse, for your interpretation:So elegant and raunchyI’m in my bag Am I to understand that Beyoncé’s vast collection of Birkin bags — which was immortalized by Jay-Z’s 2006 song “30-Something” — is currently collecting dust? This isn’t a total surprise considering she was seen wearing a Telfar bag last year. Long live the Bushwick Birkin.
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