'I'm very rich b***h': NeNe Leakes defaces $8,000 Hermes Birkin bag with Real Housewives catchphrases


Hermes Birkin bags often fetch five figures, but NeNe Leakes didn't let that deter her from drawing all over hers.

Giving new meaning to the term 'statement bag,' the Real Housewives of Atlanta star scrawled some of her favorite sayings from the reality show on the expensive leather tote, including 'Close your legs to married men,' 'I said what I said,' 'So nasty and so rude,' 'Fix that body,' and 'I'm very rich bitch.'

The bag looks like a standard leather version of the Birkin, and likely cost between $8,000 and $10,000.

Statement bag: NeNe Leakes defaced a Hermes Birkin tote with her favorite catchphrases

Statement bag: NeNe Leakes defaced a Hermes Birkin tote with her favorite catchphrases

Status symbol: The reality star, pictured in New York City on July 15, scrawled sayings such as 'I'm very rich bitch' on the expensive bag

Status symbol: The reality star, pictured in New York City on July 15, scrawled sayings such as 'I'm very rich bitch' on the expensive bag

Mrs Leakes, 46, recently showed off her artwork on Instagram, writing: '#personalized #birkin #neneisms #hermès custom by me & my husband had a fit.'

She has previously been spotted carrying a bright blue Birkin, but presumably hasn't yet doodled on that one.

The Birkin bag, named for French actress and singer Jane Birkin, has long been a status symbol for celebrities and fashion fans. Its reputation for commanding a years-long wait list was even featured as a plotline on a 2001 episode of Sex and the City.

Fashion star: 'On my show I think I dress better than everyone,' Mrs Leakes, pictured second from right with the Real Housewives of Atlanta cast, said

Fashion star: 'On my show I think I dress better than everyone,' Mrs Leakes, pictured second from right with the Real Housewives of Atlanta cast, said

Mrs Leakes isn't the first star to deface one of the coveted bags.

In 2010, Lady Gaga had artist Terence Koh write the message 'I love little monster, Tokyo love' in the Japanese alphabet of Katakana on a pristine white Birkin bag. She later told Vanity Fair that she wanted to turn it into a performance-art piece for the sake of her fans.

And last Christmas, Kanye West surprised Kim Kardashian with a Birkin that featured surrealist nude figures hand-painted by artist George Condo.

In 2012, Francesca Eastwood and then-boyfriend Tyler Shields caused a commotion when they set a $100,000 crocodile-skin Birkin bag on fire for a photo shoot.

Mrs Leakes is set to launch a clothing line for HSN on July 28.

'On my show I think I dress better than everyone,' the outspoken reality star told Long Island Newsday last week, adding: 'I have every shoe there is and there’s not any girl that compete with me on the show. I am the queen of fashion.'

 

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